Crime Rates at Woodland Drive, Norwich, NR6 7AZ

Woodland Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Old Catton and Sprowston West , and the 106th lowest 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 Woodland Drive (NR6 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Old Catton and Sprowston West average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Drive (NR6 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overstone Court (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.