Sprowston vs Thorpe St Andrew

Sprowston has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,014 crimes in the last 12 months. Thorpe St Andrew has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,103 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Sprowston shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Thorpe St Andrew shows +7.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sprowston, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (455 incidents). In Thorpe St Andrew, it is Violent Crime (496 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sprowston recorded 129 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Thorpe St Andrew recorded 165. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sprowston totalled 455 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 496 in Thorpe St Andrew. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sprowston recorded 956 crimes (now 1,014, a change of +6.1%). Thorpe St Andrew recorded 1,027 crimes previously (now 1,103, +7.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sprowston has a resolution rate of 13% and Thorpe St Andrew has 14%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sprowston falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Thorpe St Andrew is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.