Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 48th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (NR30 4HA) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (NR30 4HA), 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 Chaucer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Jellicoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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