Total Crime Rate

219.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Britannia Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 46th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Britannia Crescent (NR30 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Central and Northgate average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Britannia Crescent (NR30 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Britannia Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Nettle Hill West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Astley Cooper Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Midland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Midland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Astley Cooper Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Northern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nettle Hill West β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Astley Cooper Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Close β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stephenson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Estcourt Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Estcourt Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Estcourt Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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