Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (NR31 6AP) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (NR31 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keppel Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Pier Plain (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Limmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pier Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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