Total Crime Rate

1691.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1691.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 869.2 10/10
  • Other crime 542.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.5 10/10
  • Drugs 65.4 10/10
  • Public order 65.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borrowdale Drive area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrowdale Drive (NR1 4NA) in the last 12 months was 1691.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1491.6% higher than the Crome average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 943.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9510.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrowdale Drive (NR1 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Close. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borrowdale Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldryche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dugard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riseway Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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