Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Drive (NR30 4EX) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (NR30 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Beatty Close. Police recorded 31 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 North Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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