Total Crime Rate

309.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.9 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 309.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Alms Lane area has the 19th 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 Alms Lane (NR3 1EX) in the last 12 months was 309.7 per 1,000 residents and was 200.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alms Lane (NR3 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alms Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Green Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friars Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Fye Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coslany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coslany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charing Cross Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charing Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Indigo Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Green Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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