Total Crime Rate
1181.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
460.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middle Market Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Market Road (NR30 2DT) in the last 12 months was 1181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 336.3% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 460.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middle Market Road (NR30 2DT), 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 (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Market Gates | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Crans | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Gates | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Manby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Swirle'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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