Costessey vs Watlington

Costessey has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,174 crimes in the last 12 months. Watlington has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) with 606 crimes. Watlington 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. Watlington shows -2.1% (falling). 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 Watlington, it is Violent Crime (271 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 Watlington 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 271 in Watlington. 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%). Watlington recorded 619 crimes previously (now 606, -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 Watlington has 24.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Costessey falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Watlington 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 Watlington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.