Total Crime Rate
52.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goodhale Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goodhale Road (NR5 9AY) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goodhale Road (NR5 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Humbleyard. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rogers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Ladysmock Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webster Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wild Apple Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Webster Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Howlett Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wild Apple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humbleyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wild Apple Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walcot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeat Street | Under investigation |
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