Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Cliff Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 156th highest 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 Lower Cliff Road (NR31 6AU) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Cliff Road (NR31 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keppel Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Cliff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Downing Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albemarle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stradbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Suffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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