Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR5 8RD
How much crime is recorded in NR5 8RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowthorpe & West Earlham
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
How safe is NR5 8RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 8RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
NR5 8RDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.