Crime Rates at Lushington Close, Norwich, NR5 9AU

Lushington Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 204th 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 Lushington Close (NR5 9AU) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lushington Close (NR5 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldegrave, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladysmock Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.