Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandy Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (NR1 2NR) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (NR1 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Fitzgerald Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osbert Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duckett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cranage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper Lane —
Sep 2025Public order De Berney Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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