Postcode district · Norwich
Crime in NR2
How much crime is recorded in NR2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 48,038 (2024)
NR2Postcode district · Norwich
How safe is NR2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
NR2National
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Shoplifting17.08.4
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Public order7.54.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.14.5
Drugs3.32.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.