Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.5 1/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Aitken Close area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sprowston Central , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aitken Close (NR7 8BB) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Sprowston Central average (46.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Aitken Close (NR7 8BB), 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 Aitken Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Marys Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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