Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 281.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mountbatten Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Caister North , and the 29th 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 Mountbatten Way (NR30 5RT) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 450.7% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 173.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Way (NR30 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Dodd Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountbatten Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dodd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dodd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dodd Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dodd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Charles Burton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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