Total Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gurney Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 12th 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 Gurney Drive (NR7 8LS) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Gurney Drive (NR7 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinetrees Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gurney Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilex Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blithemeadow Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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