Crime Rates at Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR5 8AF

Bowthorpe Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowthorpe Road (NR5 8AF) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Nelson average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowthorpe Road (NR5 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadge Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.