Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 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 15.8 2/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Linacre Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 117th 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 Linacre Avenue (NR7 8PG) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linacre Avenue (NR7 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blithe Meadow Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsay Road (6 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Libra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parana Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sparhawk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blithemeadow Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Blithe Meadow Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blithe Meadow Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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