Total Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Blaxter Way area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 10th 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 Blaxter Way (NR7 8BF) in the last 12 months was 164.5 per 1,000 residents and was 279.1% higher than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blaxter Way (NR7 8BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dungar Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blaxter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaxter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Conroy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Everett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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