Total Crime Rate
42.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wright Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Caister North , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 335 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 Wright Close (NR30 5XQ) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wright Close (NR30 5XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Dodd Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Caister North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Watling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodd Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dodd Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dodd Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dodd Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morse Court | Under investigation |
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