Total Crime Rate

59.0 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Wilberforce Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 168th 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 Wilberforce Road (NR5 8NE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Road (NR5 8NE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sarah Williman Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crummock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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