Total Crime Rate

71.4 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 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
  • 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

St Mildreds Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mildreds Road (NR5 8RS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mildreds Road (NR5 8RS), 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 St Mildreds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Taylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ladysmock Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Calthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lushington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fowell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Freshfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noot Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lushington Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skoner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodhale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skoner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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