Total Crime Rate

205.3 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 205.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 49th 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 North Drive (NR30 4HF) in the last 12 months was 205.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (NR30 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near The Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jellicoe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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