Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Martin At Bale Court area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 213th 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 St Martin At Bale Court (NR1 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martin At Bale Court (NR1 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 451 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martin At Bale Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Vedast Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vedast Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcade Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agricultural Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agricultural Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountergate
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cecilia'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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