Total Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Linacre Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linacre Avenue (NR7 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Sprowston East average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Linacre Avenue (NR7 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindsay Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trendall Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linacre Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parana Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Peregrine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Blithe Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trendall Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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