Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earlham Green Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 183rd highest 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 Earlham Green Lane (NR5 8RG) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Bowthorpe average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlham Green Lane (NR5 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Peto Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Calthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freshfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peto Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peto Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Enfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolleston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Malbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malbrook Road | Under investigation |
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