Total Crime Rate
275.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beresford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 31st 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 Beresford Road (NR30 4AB) in the last 12 months was 275.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Central and Northgate average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beresford Road (NR30 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central and Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Balmoral Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Paul'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Paul'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Arundel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barnard Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wherry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wherry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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