Total Crime Rate
352.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
186.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skye Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bowthorpe , and the 26th 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 Skye Close (NR5 9DL) in the last 12 months was 352.2 per 1,000 residents and was 325.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 186.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skye Close (NR5 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Humbleyard. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wortham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Walcot Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Notykin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Humbleyard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Howlett Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bumstede Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wortham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | De Grey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seabrook Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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