Total Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blue Boar Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 34th 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 Blue Boar Lane (NR7 8RU) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Sprowston East average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blue Boar Lane (NR7 8RU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blue Boar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plantation Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trendall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilex Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dungar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dungar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burrage Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrage Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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