Total Crime Rate
1044.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stonecutters Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stonecutters Way (NR30 1HF) in the last 12 months was 1044.2 per 1,000 residents and was 264.2% higher 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 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 524.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonecutters Way (NR30 1HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre Plain, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (128 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central and Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herries Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonecutters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
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