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Crime in NR5 8

How much crime is recorded in NR5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Norwich
Region
East of England
Population
24,194 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR5 8, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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