Crime Rates at Yarmouth Way, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2SL

Yarmouth Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 6th highest crime rate of 335 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 Yarmouth Way (NR30 2SL) in the last 12 months was 593.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Nelson average (297.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 307.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarmouth Way (NR30 2SL), 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.