Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Youell Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 113th highest crime rate of 335 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 Youell Avenue (NR31 6HT) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Youell Avenue (NR31 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amethyst Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Parade (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Youell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amethyst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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