Total Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blithemeadow Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 121st 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 Blithemeadow Drive (NR7 8PY) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blithemeadow Drive (NR7 8PY), 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.
View Crime In Sprowston East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blithe Meadow Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blithe Meadow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blithemeadow Drive | — |
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