Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR5 9HP
How much crime is recorded in NR5 9HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowthorpe & West Earlham
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,139 (2024)
NR5 9HPNorwich
How safe is NR5 9HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 9HP 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9HPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.