Total Crime Rate
171.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blue Boar Lane area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blue Boar Lane (NR7 8RT) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 335.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blue Boar Lane (NR7 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sprowston East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parana Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peregrine Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trendall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilex Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jobie Wood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dungar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dungar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Burrage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conroy Close | Under investigation |
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