Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ropes Hill area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hickling , and the 32nd 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 Ropes Hill (NR12 8PB) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 251.9% higher than the Hickling average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropes Hill (NR12 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ropes Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ropes Hill area

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Data Sources

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