Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower Street area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hickling , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

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 Lower Street (NR12 8AA) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 251.9% higher than the Hickling average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Street (NR12 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Hill Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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