Total Crime Rate
217.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sprowston Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sewell , and the 60th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
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 Sprowston Road (NR3 4QH) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 190.4% higher than the Sewell average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sprowston Road (NR3 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halcombe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tillett Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Halcombe Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Halcombe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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