Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beeching Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beeching Close (NR1 2LF) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeching Close (NR1 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beeching Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beeching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiting Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whiting Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeching Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A146
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gamewell Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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