Crime Rate in Ormesby, ward

Ormesby has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Great Yarmouth district and the 2360th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 335th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ormesby in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Great Yarmouth district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ormesby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ormesby ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near California Road, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rottenstone Lane (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.