Total Crime Rate
2161.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Meadow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Meadow (NR1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 2161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1922.8% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 9 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 91.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 525 (β 812.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Meadow (NR1 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 529 crimes here, including 167 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lakenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charing Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorn Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Andrews Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winalls Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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