Is Norwich safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Norwich safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Norwich scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Norwich scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Norwich: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Norwich belongs to Norfolk (United Kingdom), centered at coordinates 52.6286° N, 1.2928° E (19 m above sea level). Distance to London is 158.0 km towards the SW.
Norfolk
52.6286° N, 1.2928° E
19 m
Europe/London
213,166
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United Kingdom)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Norwich happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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