Total Crime Rate
315.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Meeting House Yard area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 34th 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 Old Meeting House Yard (NR3 1BW) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Meeting House Yard (NR3 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 81 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 | Charing Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Andrews Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Friars Quay | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Monastery | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waggon And Horses Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waggon And Horses Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wensum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Magdalen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Magdalen Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Saviours Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Georges Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cross Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muspole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Lancaster Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Side | Under investigation |
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