Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Plantation Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lancaster North , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

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 Plantation Road (NR21 8PL) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% higher than the Lancaster North average (61.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Road (NR21 8PL), the main crime hotspot is near Wensum Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plantation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clover Way —
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Data Sources

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