New Costessey
WardThe north of the South Norfolk. About 6,154 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in New Costessey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How New Costessey compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is New Costessey safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Costessey at a rate of 42.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 48.7 per 1,000 people across South Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 21 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Costessey.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), other crime (47) and shoplifting (37).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of South Norfolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Norfolk and not New Costessey alone. See South Norfolk
New Costessey in brief
New Costessey had 6,028 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Costessey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Costessey, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In New Costessey, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.