Total Crime Rate

274.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 274.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ber Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 40th 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 3EY) in the last 12 months was 274.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ber Street (NR1 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooke Place, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ber Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Finkelgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion And Castle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Horns Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hobart Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft All Saints Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lion And Castle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mariners Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion And Castle Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Golden Ball Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horns Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Golden Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Normans Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finkelgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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