Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ella Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 148th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ella Road (NR1 4BS) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ella Road (NR1 4BS), the main crime hotspot is near William Kett Close. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ella Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalk Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosary Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nest —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill House Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Lane West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hill House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ella Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gas Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aspland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Library Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lovelstaithe —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bertram Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stracey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rosary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Matthews Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lollards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Kett Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft William Kett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order William Kett Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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