Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bolton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 39th 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 Bolton Road (NR7 8GG) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher than the Sprowston East average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 937.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Road (NR7 8GG), the main crime hotspot is near Bourges Court. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrisons Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourges Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bobolink Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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