Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plantation Drive 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 Plantation Drive (NR7 8LT) 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 Plantation Drive (NR7 8LT), 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.
View Crime In Sprowston East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilex Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blithemeadow Drive | — |
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