Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church View Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sprowston Central , and the 71st highest 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 Church View Court (NR7 8QD) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the Sprowston Central average (46.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church View Court (NR7 8QD), the main crime hotspot is near Coughtrey Close. Police recorded 12 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 Church View Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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