Crime Rates at Barnards Yard, Norwich, NR3 3DS

Barnards Yard area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 212th 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 Barnards Yard (NR3 3DS) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnards Yard (NR3 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peters Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.