Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowers Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 49th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowers Avenue (NR3 2PR) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.3% higher than the Mile Cross average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowers Avenue (NR3 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Lefroy Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowers Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bowers Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrenwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warrenwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitre Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lefroy Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lefroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bignold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gowing Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
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Data Sources

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