Total Crime Rate

169.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Lawrence Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 106th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Lawrence Lane (NR2 1ES) in the last 12 months was 169.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Lawrence Lane (NR2 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near William Booth Street. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Lawrence Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Charing Cross Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coslany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coslany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Goat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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