Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farmland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in New Costessey , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farmland Road (NR5 0HX) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the New Costessey average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmland Road (NR5 0HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breckland Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farmland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Three Mile Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breckland Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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