Total Crime Rate

121.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.7 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lurkins Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 29th 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 Lurkins Crescent (NR7 8FD) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lurkins Crescent (NR7 8FD), 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 Lurkins Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Conroy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Everett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaxter Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelduck Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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