Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Saxon Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Caister North , and the 96th highest crime rate of 331 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 Saxon Gardens (NR30 5AH) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 148.7% higher than the Caister North average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Gardens (NR30 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlock Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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