Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mountbatten Way area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Caister North , and the 28th 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 Mountbatten Way (NR30 5RT) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 483.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 173.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Way (NR30 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Dodd Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dodd Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yare Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dodd Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pyke Court —
Apr 2026Public order Pyke Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodd Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodd Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hilda Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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