Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

White Woman Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Old Catton and Sprowston West , and the 122nd 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 White Woman Lane (NR6 7JH) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% higher than the Old Catton and Sprowston West average (38.2 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 crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Woman Lane (NR6 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Mountbatten Drive. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in White Woman Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pioneer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Proctor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desmond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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