Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Falcon Road West area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Road West (NR7 8NU) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Road West (NR7 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coughtrey Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Falcon Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wroxham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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