Total Crime Rate

410.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 410.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tolye Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 20th 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 Tolye Road (NR5 9PR) in the last 12 months was 410.2 per 1,000 residents and was 395.1% higher than the Bowthorpe average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tolye Road (NR5 9PR), the main crime hotspot is near Bowthorpe Hall Road. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tolye Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pishmire Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderflower Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderflower Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elderflower Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowthorpe Hall Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowthorpe Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mawkin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowthorpe Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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