Total Crime Rate

396.6 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 396.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.3 7/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Market Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 16th 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 South Market Road (NR30 2BT) in the last 12 months was 396.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 196.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Market Road (NR30 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Market Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crans Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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