Total Crime Rate
306.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tippett 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 Tippett Close (NR5 9HQ) 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 Tippett Close (NR5 9HQ), 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.
View Crime In Bowthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Runnel | Under investigation |
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