Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR9 5BS
How much crime is recorded in NR9 5BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Reepham, Cawston & Lenwade
- Council
- Broadland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,495 (2024)
NR9 5BSNorwich
How safe is NR9 5BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR9 5BS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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).
NR9 5BSNational
Burglary12.99.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Other theft2.44.5
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.