Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Cricket Ground Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 131st lowest 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 Cricket Ground Road (NR1 3BA) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cricket Ground Road (NR1 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ninham Street, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foulgers Opening (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cricket Ground Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyprus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thatched Pavilion Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lakenfields Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ninham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sunny Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old School Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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