Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR2 2AR
How much crime is recorded in NR2 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Close
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,684 (2024)
NR2 2ARNorwich
How safe is NR2 2AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR2 2AR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR2 2ARNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Shoplifting12.38.4
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary7.69.1
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.