Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR7 9AF
How much crime is recorded in NR7 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sprowston East
- Council
- Broadland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,349 (2024)
NR7 9AFNorwich
How safe is NR7 9AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR7 9AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order1.44.6
Other theft0.94.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.