Total Crime Rate
978.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Exchange Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 7th 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 Exchange Street (NR2 1AT) in the last 12 months was 978.1 per 1,000 residents and was 815.5% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 258.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exchange Street (NR2 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 151 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 | Other theft | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyers Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Hill | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guildhall Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | William Booth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lion And Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lion And Castle Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lion And Castle Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lion And Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | William Booth Street | — |
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