Total Crime Rate

1178.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

623.4 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 1178.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 623.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 535.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 178.6 10/10
  • Other theft 110.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.9 10/10
  • Drugs 61.7 10/10
  • Public order 58.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.7 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
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

Tombland area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 6th 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 Tombland (NR3 1RE) in the last 12 months was 1178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1044.0% 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 623.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tombland (NR3 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 451 crimes here, including 253 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tombland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fye Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martin-At-Palace Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin-At-Palace Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fye Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fye Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normans Buildings —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waggon And Horses Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agricultural Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agricultural Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Waggon And Horses Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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