Total Crime Rate

533.0 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 533.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

St Stephens Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 14th 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 St Stephens Street (NR1 3QR) in the last 12 months was 533.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.0% 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 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 272 (≈ 201.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Street (NR1 3QR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 361 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs William Booth Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order William Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order William Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Booth Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Booth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Stephens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Timberhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephens Road
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street

Data Sources

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