Total Crime Rate

65.2 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 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Pier Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 157th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Road (NR31 6BP) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Road (NR31 6BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Esplanade, where police recorded 23 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 Pier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Pier Road 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 Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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