Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Earlham West Centre area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earlham West Centre (NR5 8AD) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Bowthorpe average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham West Centre (NR5 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Motum Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earlham West Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Truman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earlham West Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friends Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutchinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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