Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrett Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrett Road (NR1 2LU) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrett Road (NR1 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkbeck Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavell Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sunny Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Long John Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeching Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cranage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Close —
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Data Sources

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