Bowthorpe & West Earlham
Middle areaWest Norwich. 13,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bowthorpe & West Earlham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bowthorpe & West Earlham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bowthorpe & West Earlham at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 469 |
| Other crime | 183 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 89 |
| Shoplifting | 78 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bowthorpe & West Earlham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bowthorpe & West Earlham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bowthorpe & West Earlham at a rate of 76.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bowthorpe & West Earlham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (469), other crime (183) and anti-social behaviour (141).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Norwich
These figures are published for the whole of Norwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Norwich and not Bowthorpe & West Earlham alone. See Norwich
Bowthorpe & West Earlham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bowthorpe & West Earlham was £235,000 in 2025.
Bowthorpe & West Earlham had 13,033 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bowthorpe & West Earlham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bowthorpe & West Earlham, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.