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Crime in NR5 0BB
How much crime is recorded in NR5 0BB, 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)
How safe is NR5 0BB
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 0BB 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
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 0BBNational
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
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.