Total Crime Rate

74.1 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 74.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Malbrook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gilbard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbard Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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