Total Crime Rate

84.9 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Theobald Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 213th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Theobald Road (NR1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobald Road (NR1 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Theobald Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Theobald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order De Berney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osbert Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cooper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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