Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR5 0UJ
How much crime is recorded in NR5 0UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Costessey & Queens Hills
- Council
- South Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
NR5 0UJNorwich
How safe is NR5 0UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR5 0UJ 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 0UJNational
Shoplifting38.88.4
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft6.44.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.39.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.