Is Hobrough Lane in Norwich safe?

Hobrough Lane has an area-safety proxy score of 30/100. It uses recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not a population-adjusted crime rate or a prediction of personal safety. Based on police.uk open data.

Hobrough Lane

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 49/100 Transport proximity 50/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 30/100; transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 49/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

All available profile scores are below 45/100.

Review the component scores and missing data against your own requirements.

Families

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; family indicators 60/100; green-space proximity 49/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; amenity proximity 25/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 30/100; green-space proximity 49/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 25/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 50/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 30/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within Norwich

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 4 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 30/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

How Life Works Here

Hobrough Lane is located in Norwich, Norfolk. The associated LSOA area has 276 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail. The nearest mapped stop (Norwich Rail Station) is 404m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,560; owner-occupied homes 11.7%; social housing 17.8%; retired population 8.2%; average household size 1.7. There are 9 schools within 2 km, 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. 2 are rated Outstanding. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 384m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 44/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 44/100. Its recorded district percentile is 47. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (30)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Fair (50)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Fair (49)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Good (60)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Poor (25)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Public Services Nearby

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gyms & sports centres (3)

Wensum Sports Centre Charitable Association 172m · 2 min walk
Gravity 183m · 2 min walk
PureGym 260m · 3 min walk

hospitals (5)

Window to the Womb 502m · 6 min walk
Optical Express 675m · 8 min walk
Norwich Cosmetic Clinic 782m · 10 min walk
iCaSH 1177m · 15 min walk
Derma Clinic Aesthetics 1283m · 16 min walk

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libraries (2)

Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library 822m · 10 min walk
Plumstead Road Library 1741m · 22 min walk

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parks & green spaces (5)

Castle Gardens 477m · 6 min walk
James Stuart Garden 528m · 7 min walk
Old Library Wood 547m · 7 min walk
Memorial Garden 786m · 10 min walk
The Oasis 983m · 12 min walk

schools (5)

Charles Darwin Primary School 384m · 5 min walk
Notre Dame High School, Norwich 413m · 5 min walk
Lakenham Primary School 1023m · 13 min walk
Bignold Primary School and Nursery 1028m · 13 min walk
Jane Austen College 1064m · 13 min walk

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Transport Links

Norwich Rail Station rail_station404m

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Data Transparency

4 open data sources

45% data uniqueness

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OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.