Bowthorpe ward · Norwich. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 38% here, compared with 30% across Norwich (7.7 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27.3% here, compared with 34.1% across Norwich (6.8 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.1% here, compared with 17.1% across Norwich (4 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Bowthorpe ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
746 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 725 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Bowthorpe ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 54 mapped crimes in September 2024; 48 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bowthorpe
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
54
5
October 2024
59
17
November 2024
56
16
December 2024
78
9
January 2025
49
21
February 2025
44
11
March 2025
64
19
April 2025
61
8
May 2025
59
12
June 2025
50
4
July 2025
76
10
August 2025
75
13
September 2025
83
3
October 2025
78
9
November 2025
71
7
December 2025
58
11
January 2026
56
8
February 2026
56
10
March 2026
62
10
April 2026
55
11
May 2026
65
13
June 2026
61
11
July 2026
53
7
August 2026
48
16
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bowthorpe
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
373
shoplifting
78
criminal damage arson
72
other theft
51
public order
47
vehicle crime
25
other crime
22
burglary
21
bicycle theft
19
possession of weapons
15
drugs
13
robbery
5
theft from the person
5
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
