Total Crime Rate

412.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 412.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Joseph Lancaster Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 20th 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 Joseph Lancaster Way (NR3 1RR) in the last 12 months was 412.6 per 1,000 residents and was 286.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Lancaster Way (NR3 1RR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Joseph Lancaster Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin-At-Palace Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary The Monastery Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Drugs Joseph Lancaster Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompsons Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hansard Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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