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Crime in Norwich by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,949crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+2%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Eatonlowest rate29.4 per 1,000 a year
108.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Earlham (-33%), Bowthorpe (-12%) and Thorpe Hamlet (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Thorpe HamletNR1 · 12,042 residents 244.5▼ 1%violence
2Heigham GroveNR2 · 22,371 residents 175.6▲ 11%violence
3NorwichNR2 · 84,503 residents 161.9▲ 2%violence
4Mile CrossNR3 · 13,576 residents 152▲ 5%violence
5Earlham RiseNR5 · 10,437 residents 137.2▲ 13%violence
6Old LakenhamNR1 · 6,594 residents 119.5▲ 15%violence
7New CattonNR3 · 18,803 residents 1100%violence
8LakenhamNR1 · 12,269 residents 108.60%violence
9TuckswoodNR4 · 5,088 residents 106.9▲ 13%violence
10North EarlhamNR5 · 14,292 residents 101▲ 2%violence
11West EarlhamNR5 · 14,823 residents 84.5▲ 8%violence
12BowthorpeNR5 · 9,093 residents 72.6▼ 12%violence
13HeartseaseNR7 · 9,068 residents 67.9▲ 5%violence
14Eaton RiseNR4 · 6,703 residents 56.7▼ 4%violence
15EarlhamNR4 · 8,307 residents 54.4▼ 33%violence
16EatonNR4 · 9,378 residents 29.4▼ 4%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Norwich have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Eaton, Earlham, Eaton Rise, Heartsease and Bowthorpe.

Which areas of Norwich have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Thorpe Hamlet, Heigham Grove, Norwich, Mile Cross and Earlham Rise.

Is crime going up or down in Norwich?

Across Norwich, 4,949 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 2% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.