Total Crime Rate

353.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.0 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 353.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Rosemary Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 25th 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 Rosemary Lane (NR3 3BB) in the last 12 months was 353.8 per 1,000 residents and was 243.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosemary Lane (NR3 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwick Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosemary Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Goat Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwick Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebenezer Place
Apr 2026Drugs Coslany Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coslany Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charing Cross Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charing Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Goat Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fishers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Indigo Yard
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Lane
Apr 2026Public order St Lawrence Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Margarets Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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