Crime Rates at Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1EP

Thorpe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorpe Road (NR1 1EP) in the last 12 months was 1585.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1384.0% higher 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 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 741.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorpe Road (NR1 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Koblenz Avenue, where police recorded 389 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Recorder Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.