Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Southtown Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southtown Road (NR31 0LF) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Claydon average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southtown Road (NR31 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Common Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southtown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hingley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beccles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Suffolk Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hingley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Admirals Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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