Total Crime Rate
2161.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ninhams Court 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 Ninhams Court (NR2 1NX) 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 Ninhams Court (NR2 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 49 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Goat Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Lawrence Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bethel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Field North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chapel Field North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Field North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ten Bell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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