Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gargle Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Thorpe St Andrew North West , and the 25th 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 Gargle Hill (NR7 0XX) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 212.3% higher than the Thorpe St Andrew North West average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gargle Hill (NR7 0XX), the main crime hotspot is near Gargle Hill. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gargle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ring Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gargle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janet Smith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laundry Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Janet Smith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ring Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Smith Close —
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Data Sources

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