Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stephenson Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 69th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stephenson Close (NR30 4NP) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stephenson Close (NR30 4NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great Northern Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stephenson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tottenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Audley Street
Apr 2026Other theft Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Estcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Northern Close
Apr 2026Public order Great Northern Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Great Northern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Northern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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