Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elderflower Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 218th highest 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 Elderflower Mews (NR5 9PY) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elderflower Mews (NR5 9PY), 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.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderflower Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderflower Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderflower Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pishmire Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowthorpe Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowthorpe Hall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawkin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollywiggle Close | Under investigation |
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