Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR8 5EA
How much crime is recorded in NR8 5EA, 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
- 1,647 (2024)
NR8 5EANorwich
How safe is NR8 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR8 5EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
NR8 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.