Total Crime Rate

163.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitlingham Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Thorpe St Andrew North West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Whitlingham Lane (NR7 0QA) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 386.5% higher than the Thorpe St Andrew North West average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitlingham Lane (NR7 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Barber Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitlingham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Girlings Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barber Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Barber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barber Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Roxley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roxley Close —
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Data Sources

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