Total Crime Rate
197.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caister Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 54th 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 Caister Road (NR30 4DL) in the last 12 months was 197.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caister Road (NR30 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Keyes Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 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 | Wherry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caister Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wherry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
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