Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rawley Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 121st 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 Rawley Road (NR5 9DB) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rawley Road (NR5 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Drury Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 | Theft from the person | Howlett Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Webster Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeat Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webster Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | De Grey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walcot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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