Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.9 1/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merlin Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Avenue (NR7 8BY) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Sprowston East average (39.3 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Merlin Avenue (NR7 8BY), 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 Merlin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parana Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coughtrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aslake Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Coughtrey Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coughtrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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