Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mawkin Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mawkin Close (NR5 9PT) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mawkin Close (NR5 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Elderflower Mews. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Pishmire Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderflower Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderflower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawkin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderflower Mews | Under investigation |
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