Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR8 5HD
How much crime is recorded in NR8 5HD, 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
- 1,214 (2024)
NR8 5HDNorwich
How safe is NR8 5HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR8 5HD 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5HDNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Public order5.64.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.