Total Crime Rate

251.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.5 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 251.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Pyes Yard area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 45th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pyes Yard (NR3 1QY) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pyes Yard (NR3 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pyes Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leopard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedding Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wensum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bedding Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedding Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishergate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Quay Side Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensum Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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