Total Crime Rate
143.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stevenson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 126th 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 Stevenson Road (NR5 8TS) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stevenson Road (NR5 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Malbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peto Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peto Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Malbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freshfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolleston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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