Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North River Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 34th highest crime rate of 335 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 River Road (NR30 1SH) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North River Road (NR30 1SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pattinson'S Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North River Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattinson'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pattinson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pattinson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pattinson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pattinson'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Laughing Image Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pattinson'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bure Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bure Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Archer'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North River Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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