Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 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 198.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Southampton Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 49th 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 Southampton Place (NR30 2DP) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Place (NR30 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Brittania Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road
Apr 2026Robbery The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street
Apr 2026Public order Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Roman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Place
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Road

Data Sources

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