Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Drift Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Caister North , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drift Road (NR30 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Caister North average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drift Road (NR30 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drift Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charles Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jack Plummer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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