Crime Rate in Thorpe Hamlet, ward

Thorpe Hamlet has the 2nd highest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 214th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 18th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thorpe Hamlet in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% higher than the Norwich district average (130.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thorpe Hamlet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,021 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 32 cases , down -25.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,253 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thorpe Hamlet ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Koblenz Avenue, with 389 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (214 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.