Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alms Lane 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 Alms Lane (NR3 1EX) 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 Alms Lane (NR3 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 36 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coslany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Magdalen Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Sep 2025Burglary The Monastery Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lathes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Muspole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muspole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Georges Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coslany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckham Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Saviours Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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