Total Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.9 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 201.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 127.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Suffolk Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 47th 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 Suffolk Road (NR31 0PY) in the last 12 months was 201.6 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Claydon average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (NR31 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Hingley Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humberstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colomb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colomb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colomb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colomb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Colomb Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hingley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnt Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fredrick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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