Total Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cutler Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cutler Way (NR5 9NG) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cutler Way (NR5 9NG), the main crime hotspot is near Cooke Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fuller Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooke Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cooke Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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