Crime Rate in Caister South, ward

Caister South has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Great Yarmouth district and the 3604th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 412th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Caister South in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Great Yarmouth district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caister South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caister South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gedge Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.