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Crime in NR5 9AB

How much crime is recorded in NR5 9AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bowthorpe & West Earlham
Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,364 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR5 9AB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 9AB area, above 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
38.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 9ABNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Shoplifting21.98.4
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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