Total Crime Rate

457.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.3 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 457.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Regent Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 11th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AF) in the last 12 months was 457.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 237.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre Plain, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Market Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Side
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Swirle'S Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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