Total Crime Rate

339.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.7 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 339.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle Market Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 19th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Market Road (NR30 2DR) in the last 12 months was 339.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 191.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Market Road (NR30 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Market Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brittania Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittania Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Market Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Swirle'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Central Under investigation

Data Sources

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