Total Crime Rate
122.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coughtrey Close 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 Coughtrey Close (NR7 8AT) 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 Coughtrey Close (NR7 8AT), 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.
View Crime In Sprowston Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wroxham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Merlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Court | Under investigation |
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