Total Crime Rate

2161.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2161.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 565.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 469.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.0 10/10
  • Public order 178.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 125.4 10/10
  • Other theft 119.2 10/10
  • Drugs 97.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 74.3 10/10
  • Burglary 41.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.6 10/10
  • Robbery 34.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
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

Fishers Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

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 Fishers Lane (NR2 1ET) in the last 12 months was 2161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1922.8% 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 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 9 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 91.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 525 (≈ 812.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishers Lane (NR2 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 389 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Booth Street (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fishers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field North
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Field North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethel Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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