Total Crime Rate

199.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.3 6/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finch Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 72nd 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 Finch Close (NR7 9DX) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Crome average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Close (NR7 9DX), the main crime hotspot is near Kempe Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aviary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodforde Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Woodforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porson Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodforde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aviary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodforde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Antingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manby Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manby Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manby Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aviary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deloney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aviary Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Woodforde Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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