Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Malbrook Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 130th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malbrook Road (NR5 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 117.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malbrook Road (NR5 8QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Peto Court. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Joe Ellis Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beecheno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peto Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Peto Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gilbard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beecheno Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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