Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Pitchford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitchford Road (NR5 8LQ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Bowthorpe average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitchford Road (NR5 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Motum Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bowthorpe

Crime Over Time in Pitchford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Sep 2025Public order Motum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crummock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scarnell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pitchford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlham West Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Motum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Motum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motum Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motum Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑