Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Blithewood Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 48th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blithewood Gardens (NR7 8PS) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% higher than the Sprowston East average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blithewood Gardens (NR7 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsay Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blithewood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Peregrine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falcon Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Blithe Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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