Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belstead Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Caister North , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Belstead Avenue (NR30 5BB) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Caister North average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belstead Avenue (NR30 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shelley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Under investigation |
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