Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 59.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wroxham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sprowston Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Wroxham Road (NR7 8AG) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.5% higher than the Sprowston Central average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wroxham Road (NR7 8AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Surrey Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wroxham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wroxham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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