Total Crime Rate

992.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

498.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 992.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 498.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 317.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.6 9/10
  • Public order 142.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.3 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Quay area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Quay (NR30 1JB) in the last 12 months was 992.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher than the Central and Northgate average (270.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 498.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Quay (NR30 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonecutters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beavans Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herries Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herries Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fuller'S Hill —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fishers' Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers' Quay Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fishers' Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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