Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North 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.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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