Total Crime Rate
475.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
265.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pigg Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 15th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pigg Lane (NR3 1RS) in the last 12 months was 475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 361.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pigg Lane (NR3 1RS), 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.
View Crime In Thorpe Hamlet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin-At-Palace Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedding Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedding Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedding Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Waggon And Horses Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waggon And Horses Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Martin-At-Palace Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greyfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Road | Under investigation |
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