Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Corbet Avenue 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 Corbet Avenue (NR7 8HW) 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 Corbet Avenue (NR7 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stillington Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Corbet Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oaktree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lone Barn Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Lone Barn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lone Barn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stillington Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fairstead Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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