Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gardyn Croft area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Taverham North , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gardyn Croft (NR8 6UZ) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.8% higher than the Taverham North average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gardyn Croft (NR8 6UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Fallows, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rossons Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Taverham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peddars Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bill Todd Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bill Todd Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haverscroft Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peddars Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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