Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR2 2DW
How much crime is recorded in NR2 2DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Close
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,881 (2024)
NR2 2DWNorwich
How safe is NR2 2DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR2 2DW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2DWNational
Shoplifting15.68.4
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.02.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.