Total Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Springwood area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Taverham North , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springwood (NR8 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Taverham North average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springwood (NR8 6HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acres Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peddars Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Seates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdown | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acres Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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