Crime Rates at Morris Close, Norwich, NR5 9DQ

Morris Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 38th 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 Morris Close (NR5 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 292.4 per 1,000 residents and was 249.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 320.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morris Close (NR5 9DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldegrave, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humbleyard (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.