Crime Rate in Caister North, ward

Caister North has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Great Yarmouth district and the 2688th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 413th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Caister North in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Great Yarmouth district average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caister North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caister North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dodd Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.