Total Crime Rate
192.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Water Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Plumstead , and the 8th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
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 Water Lane (NR13 5EX) in the last 12 months was 192.7 per 1,000 residents and was 388.3% higher than the Plumstead average (39.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1644.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water Lane (NR13 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Warner Way. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plumstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warner Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warner Way | Under investigation |
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