Crime Rates at Wild Apple Close, Norwich, NR5 9FL

Wild Apple 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 Wild Apple Close (NR5 9FL) 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 Wild Apple Close (NR5 9FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldegrave, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hedgerows (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.