Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (NR31 6JF) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Magdalen average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (NR31 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gresham Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Crow Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peterhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peterhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlestone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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