Total Crime Rate

306.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 306.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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

Tunstall Close area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 35th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tunstall Close (NR5 9BB) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 139.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Close (NR5 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bowthorpe Hall Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tunstall Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Seabrook Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stylman Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hemmings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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