Total Crime Rate

222.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 222.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Byron Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 40th highest crime rate of 331 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 Byron Road (NR30 4HD) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (NR30 4HD), 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 Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madden Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatty Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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