Total Crime Rate
445.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Midland Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 12th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Midland Close (NR30 4NR) in the last 12 months was 445.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 235.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Midland Close (NR30 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Stephenson Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central and Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Estcourt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Estcourt Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Estcourt Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Estcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Estcourt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stephenson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stephenson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belvidere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Astley Cooper Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Churchill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Northern Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Astley Cooper Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Estcourt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Astley Cooper Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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