Crime Rate in Bowthorpe, ward

Bowthorpe has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 2438th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 228th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bowthorpe in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Norwich district average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bowthorpe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 413 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 502 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bowthorpe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bowthorpe Hall Road, with 152 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Dereham Road (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.