Total Crime Rate

275.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beresford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Caister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Arundel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Barnard Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wherry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wherry Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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