Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blenheim Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sprowston Central , and the 43rd 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 Blenheim Road (NR7 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Sprowston Central average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (NR7 8AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Surrey Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coughtrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Coughtrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coughtrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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