Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Drudge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 124th highest crime rate of 331 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 Drudge Road (NR31 6BF) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drudge Road (NR31 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keppel Road, where police recorded 47 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 Drudge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pier Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pier Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Cliff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft England'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nile Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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