Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • 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

East Hills Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in New Costessey , and the 15th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Hills Road (NR5 0PE) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Hills Road (NR5 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Richmond Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Hills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Round Well Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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