Total Crime Rate

149.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beloe Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 117th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beloe Avenue (NR5 9BL) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Bowthorpe average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 69.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beloe Avenue (NR5 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near The Hedgerows. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beloe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxoncote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Walcot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wild Apple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wild Apple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild Apple Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humbleyard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Notykin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bumstede Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Yaxley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wortham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stylman Road —
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Data Sources

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