Sprowston East
Middle areaSouth Broadland. 10,839 people in 5.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sprowston East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sprowston East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sprowston East at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Broadland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 190 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 46 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sprowston East compares
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Is Sprowston East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sprowston East at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 39.3 per 1,000 people across Broadland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sprowston East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (190), other crime (75) and anti-social behaviour (68).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Broadland
These figures are published for the whole of Broadland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Broadland and not Sprowston East alone. See Broadland
Sprowston East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sprowston East was £305,000 in 2025.
Sprowston East had 9,529 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sprowston East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sprowston East, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.