Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cow Hill area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 184th 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 Cow Hill (NR2 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cow Hill (NR2 1EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paragon Place (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Field North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach And Horses Row —
Apr 2026Public order Coach And Horses Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach And Horses Row Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Benedicts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fishers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Field East Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Field East Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Margarets Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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