Norwich
TownTown in Norwich and Broadland, East of England.
Norwich is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Norwich add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.
Radon Affected Area by town
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Norwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Norwich compares
Each dot is a town. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Norwich safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norwich at a rate of 102.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,820 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norwich.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (7,999), other crime (3,618) and anti-social behaviour (3,061).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Norwich was 105.9 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in Norwich, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Norwich has no single figure. Of its 121 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in Norwich
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadland 009A | 1,382 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| Broadland 009B | 2,491 | 38.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.6% |
| Broadland 009C | 1,413 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Broadland 009D | 1,466 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| Broadland 009E | 1,743 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| Broadland 010A | 1,334 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Broadland 010B | 1,381 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Broadland 010C | 1,396 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Broadland 010D | 1,572 | 120.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| Broadland 011A | 1,840 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| Broadland 011B | 1,888 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| Broadland 011C | 1,714 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Broadland 012A | 1,324 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| Broadland 012B | 1,106 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.2% |
| Broadland 012C | 1,501 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| Broadland 012D | 1,415 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| Broadland 013A | 1,324 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.7% |
| Broadland 013B | 2,259 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Broadland 013C | 1,448 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.8% |
| Broadland 013D | 1,314 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| Broadland 013F | 1,698 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.0% |
| Broadland 013G | 1,486 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Broadland 015A | 1,448 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.8% |
| Broadland 015B | 1,647 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| Broadland 015C | 1,491 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| Broadland 015D | 1,391 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.2% |
| Broadland 015E | 1,389 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Broadland 016A | 1,697 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Broadland 016B | 1,818 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| Broadland 016C | 2,004 | 24.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| Broadland 016D | 1,644 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.8% |
| Norwich 001A | 2,678 | 102.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.0% |
| Norwich 001B | 1,554 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 001C | 1,566 | 79.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 001D | 2,137 | 211.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.9% |
| Norwich 001E | 1,568 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| Norwich 001F | 1,672 | 144.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| Norwich 002A | 1,692 | 168.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Norwich 002B | 2,173 | 127.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.2% |
| Norwich 002C | 1,367 | 148.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.3% |
| Norwich 002D | 1,317 | 90.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.0% |
| Norwich 002E | 1,495 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 002F | 1,564 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Norwich 002G | 1,594 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Norwich 003A | 1,434 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Norwich 003B | 1,751 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.2% |
| Norwich 003C | 1,910 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 003D | 1,866 | 111.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |
| Norwich 003E | 1,576 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| Norwich 003F | 1,815 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 004A | 1,557 | 71.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| Norwich 004B | 1,530 | 120.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% |
| Norwich 004C | 1,533 | 80.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 004D | 1,566 | 187.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.0% |
| Norwich 004E | 1,332 | 94.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| Norwich 004F | 1,305 | 135.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Norwich 004G | 1,509 | 91.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.0% |
| Norwich 005A | 1,518 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.9% |
| Norwich 005B | 1,389 | 74.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.7% |
| Norwich 005C | 1,876 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Norwich 005D | 2,043 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| Norwich 005F | 2,065 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| Norwich 005G | 2,064 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| Norwich 005H | 2,079 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.2% |
| Norwich 006A | 1,981 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| Norwich 006B | 1,548 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| Norwich 006C | 2,043 | 98.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 006D | 1,687 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| Norwich 006E | 1,681 | 123.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 006F | 1,785 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Norwich 006G | 1,539 | 137.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Norwich 009A | 1,510 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| Norwich 009B | 1,504 | 10.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Norwich 009C | 1,472 | 77.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.4% |
| Norwich 009D | 1,534 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Norwich 009E | 1,550 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Norwich 009F | 1,614 | 16.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Norwich 010A | 1,644 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Norwich 010B | 1,628 | 135.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.9% |
| Norwich 010C | 4,487 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.1% |
| Norwich 010D | 1,755 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| Norwich 010E | 1,356 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| Norwich 011A | 1,323 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| Norwich 011B | 1,949 | 181.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.9% |
| Norwich 011D | 1,709 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.2% |
| Norwich 011E | 1,781 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| Norwich 011F | 1,545 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.9% |
| Norwich 011G | 1,145 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| Norwich 011H | 1,486 | 145.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.0% |
| Norwich 012A | 1,621 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.8% |
| Norwich 012B | 1,573 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.2% |
| Norwich 012C | 1,615 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| Norwich 012D | 1,418 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.6% |
| Norwich 012E | 1,651 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Norwich 012F | 1,500 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| Norwich 013A | 1,880 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.5% |
| Norwich 013B | 1,497 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.4% |
| Norwich 013C | 1,591 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.9% |
| Norwich 013D | 1,488 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Norwich 013E | 1,883 | 112.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Norwich 013F | 1,632 | 100.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.2% |
| Norwich 014A | 1,923 | 663.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 25.9% |
| Norwich 014C | 1,561 | 173.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.6% |
| Norwich 014D | 1,399 | 418.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.7% |
| Norwich 014E | 1,007 | 338.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.3% |
| Norwich 014F | 1,217 | 111.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.0% |
| Norwich 015A | 1,865 | 142.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.1% |
| Norwich 015B | 1,777 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.4% |
| Norwich 015C | 1,920 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
| Norwich 016A | 1,432 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.0% |
| Norwich 016B | 1,635 | 227.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.2% |
| Norwich 016C | 1,617 | 144.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.2% |
| Norwich 016D | 1,780 | 369.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.6% |
| Norwich 017A | 2,156 | 316.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 44.6% |
| Norwich 017B | 2,782 | 662.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 47.7% |
| Norwich 017C | 1,142 | 243.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.0% |
| South Norfolk 016F | 1,487 | 206.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.1% |
| South Norfolk 017A | 2,031 | 15.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.9% |
| South Norfolk 017B | 1,642 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| South Norfolk 017C | 1,392 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| South Norfolk 017D | 2,470 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.2% |
Your MP
- Clive LewisLabourMP for Norwich South
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Councils Norwich sits in2
Postcode districts covering Norwich7
Middle areas in Norwich23
- Bowthorpe & West Earlham
- Catton Grove & Airport
- City Centre East
- City Centre West
- Earlham
- Earlham Road & College Road
- Eaton
- Heartsease & Pilling Park
- Heigham Grove & St Augustines
- Hellesdon North West
- Hellesdon South East
- Lakenham & Tuckswood
- Mile Cross
- New Catton & Mousehold North
- New Costessey
- Old Catton
- Sprowston Central
- Sprowston East
- Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South
- Thorpe St Andrew North
- Thorpe St Andrew South & Dussindale
- Town Close
- University & Avenues
Towns near Norwich6
Norwich in brief
Norwich is a town in Norwich and Broadland, East of England.
About 206,719 people lived in Norwich in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 2,905 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 102.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Norwich was £250,000 in 2025.
Norwich had 200,744 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Norwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Norwich, 91.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.