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Crime in NR5 0AZ

How much crime is recorded in NR5 0AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
New Costessey
Council
South Norfolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,674 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR5 0AZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 0AZ area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NR5 0AZNational
Shoplifting15.88.4
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.39.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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