Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eider Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 149th highest 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 Eider Court (NR7 8FL) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eider Court (NR7 8FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atlantic Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adcock Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waxwing Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightjar Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelduck Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Avenue | Under investigation |
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