Total Crime Rate
173.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Piper Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Thorpe St Andrew North West , and the 10th 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 Piper Road (NR7 9LF) in the last 12 months was 173.4 per 1,000 residents and was 375.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Piper Road (NR7 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Tracey Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thorpe St Andrew North West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfern Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurling Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barclay Road | — |
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