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Sprowston — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Norfolk Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Welcome to the Sprowston and Old Catton Safer Neighbourhood page. This section contains useful information about your neighbourhood.

Contact the team

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101

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Norfolk Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

84 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (104): ▼ 20 (19%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences32 · 38%
  • Anti-social behaviour15 · 18%
  • Criminal damage and arson7 · 8%
  • Public order6 · 7%
  • Other theft5 · 6%
  • Shoplifting5 · 6%
  • Other crime4 · 5%
  • Bicycle theft3 · 4%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

65 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect37 · 57%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified18 · 28%
  • Awaiting court outcome5 · 8%
  • Local resolution3 · 5%
  • Offender given a caution1 · 2%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Sprowston and Old Catton for the next three months: Road Safety across Broadland

Sprowston and Old Catton: We’ve issued tickets for various offences including no insurance, driving other than in accordance, no seat belt , obstruction and not wearing protective head gear. We’ve also seized an e-scooter, moped and car. Speed checks have been carried out on Wroxham Rd, St Faiths Rd, Salhouse Rd and Church St. Parking/School patrols carried out at White Woman Lane Junior, Garrick Green infant , Old Catton Junior, Sprowston Junior and Sprowston High. We’ve also carried out traffic observations on Salhouse Rd and Atlantic Ave and have been working on information provided about drinks drivers and those driving without insurance. On the 13 April, we seized an e-bike following a number of reports of anti-social riding and doing so without displaying numberplates. High vis foot patrols outside Sprowston Junior & Infant School during key times. Gathering intel to help inform targeted patrols looking for drink drivers and uninsured vehicles. During May, a number of Sec 59 warnings and Traffic Offence Reports have been issued, including to a motorcycle following reports of anti social riding, to a vehicle which travelled straight through red light, and another rider for pulling wheelies. No tax paperwork also submitted on this latter incident also

Set: 2026-03-18

We work with the community and local partners, as well as looking at our own data to come up with the priority that we will have for Sprowston for the next three months: Anti-social behaviour, with a focus on parks and open spaces and vehicle nuisance

Actions will be taken in line with the priority and updated here.

Set: 2026-06-29

Public events & surgeries

September neighbourhood policing meeting

2026-09-22 · This will be a hybrid meeting. In person: The Hub at Wroxham, 114 Norwich Rd, Wroxham, Norwich, NR12 8SA Online: Email SNTBroadland@norfolk.police.uk

South Norfolk- join us in person or online to talk about local issues and neighbourhood policing. This will be a hybrid meeting. In person: The Hub at Wroxham, 114 Norwich Rd, Wroxham, Norwich, NR12 8SA Online: Email SNTBroadland@norfolk.police.uk

Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.

Team locations

  • Station (Station)107 Wroxham Road Norwich Norfolk NR7 8EY GB
Official Sprowston team page on Norfolk Constabulary's site

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Norfolk Constabulary.