Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR7 8LP
How much crime is recorded in NR7 8LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sprowston East
- Council
- Broadland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,814 (2024)
NR7 8LPNorwich
How safe is NR7 8LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR7 8LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR7 8LPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.71.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Burglary0.29.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.