Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 125.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 59.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Oaktree Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sprowston East , and the 25th 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 Oaktree Drive (NR7 8SU) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Sprowston East average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaktree Drive (NR7 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Bank (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaktree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lone Barn Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Oaktree Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornham Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lone Barn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lone Barn Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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