Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Bourges Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 47th 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 Bourges Court (NR7 8GH) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 390.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourges Court (NR7 8GH), the main crime hotspot is near Bourges Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bourges Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourges Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bourges Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bourges Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bolton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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