Total Crime Rate

239.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 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 239.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Finkelgate area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 51st 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 Finkelgate (NR1 3HE) in the last 12 months was 239.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finkelgate (NR1 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brooke Place, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finkelgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mariners Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holls Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobart Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foulgers Opening Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Horns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finkelgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horns Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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