Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Proctor Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Old Catton and Sprowston West , and the 75th 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 Proctor Road (NR6 7PG) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.1% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Proctor Road (NR6 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near North Walsham Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Catton and Sprowston West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Impala Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowry Cole Road | Under investigation |
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