Crime Rates at Bowers Avenue, Norwich, NR3 2PR

Bowers Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 42nd 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 Bowers Avenue (NR3 2PR) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.3% higher than the Mile Cross average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowers Avenue (NR3 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lefroy Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bignold Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.