Crime Rate in Thorpe Hamlet, ward

Thorpe Hamlet has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 234th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 20th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thorpe Hamlet in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher than the Norwich district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thorpe Hamlet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,033 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 24 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -21.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,282 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thorpe Hamlet ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.