Crime Rates at Adcock Drive, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8GN

Adcock Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 111th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adcock Drive (NR7 8GN) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adcock Drive (NR7 8GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallet Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.