Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadwater Way area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Hickling , and the 17th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

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 Broadwater Way (NR12 8LG) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 378.8% higher than the Hickling average (34.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 253.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Way (NR12 8LG), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Hill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Broadwater Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropes Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropes Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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