Crime Rate in Gorleston, ward

Gorleston has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Great Yarmouth district and the 2994th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 468th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gorleston in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the Great Yarmouth district average (113.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gorleston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gorleston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Park Road (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.