Total Crime Rate

475.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 475.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 69.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Andrews Hall Plain area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 15th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Hall Plain (NR3 1AU) in the last 12 months was 475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 361.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Hall Plain (NR3 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 312 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Hall Plain area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Quay Side Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wensum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensum Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orford Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildhall Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildhall Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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