Crime Rates at Brereton Close, Norwich, NR5 8LX

Brereton Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 204th 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 Brereton Close (NR5 8LX) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brereton Close (NR5 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near Freshfield Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.