Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Common Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in East Flegg , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Common Road (NR29 4LT) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the East Flegg average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Common Road (NR29 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stable Field Way, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylors Loke (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Flegg| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Loke | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Loke | Under investigation |
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