Crime Rate in Old Catton and Sprowston West, ward

Old Catton and Sprowston West has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Broadland district and the 1452nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 213th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Catton and Sprowston West in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Broadland district average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Catton and Sprowston West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Catton and Sprowston West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mountbatten Drive (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.