Total Crime Rate
199.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Finch 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.
View Crime In Crome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barnes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodforde Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodforde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodforde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Porson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Porson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodforde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodforde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodforde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Antingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanly Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviary Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Deloney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviary Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodforde Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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