Costessey vs Diss

Costessey has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,174 crimes in the last 12 months. Diss has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,069 crimes. Costessey scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Costessey shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Diss shows +2.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Costessey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (427 incidents). In Diss, it is Violent Crime (527 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Costessey recorded 158 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Diss recorded 80. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Costessey totalled 427 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 527 in Diss. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Costessey recorded 1,241 crimes (now 1,174, a change of -5.4%). Diss recorded 1,047 crimes previously (now 1,069, +2.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Costessey has a resolution rate of 12.9% and Diss has 18.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Costessey falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Diss is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Costessey and Diss. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.