Total Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spixworth Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Old Catton and Sprowston West , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spixworth Road (NR6 7NF) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spixworth Road (NR6 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkland Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lucerne Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Catton and Sprowston West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parkland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chartwell Road | Under investigation |
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