Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR5 9LY
How much crime is recorded in NR5 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowthorpe & West Earlham
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,174 (2024)
NR5 9LYNorwich
How safe is NR5 9LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 9LY 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary2.09.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.