Total Crime Rate

304.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.1 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 304.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cobbs Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 26th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobbs Place (NR30 2EE) in the last 12 months was 304.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobbs Place (NR30 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobbs Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Mews 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 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 Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swirle'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Public order North Market Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Gates
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Gates Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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