Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malbrook Road 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 Malbrook Road (NR5 8RR) 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 Malbrook Road (NR5 8RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilkins Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freshfield Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bowthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Freshfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Taylor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Freshfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Calthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fowell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilbard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gilbard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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