Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 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
  • 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

Blenheim Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sprowston Central , and the 196th 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 Blenheim Road (NR7 8AL) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (NR7 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Wilks Farm Drive. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coughtrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Rushmore Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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