Total Crime Rate

205.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Ber Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 81st 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 Ber Street (NR1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 205.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ber Street (NR1 3EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ber Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberhill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Timberhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timberhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timberhill
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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