Total Crime Rate

71.6 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 71.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Fairway area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 146th 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 The Fairway (NR31 6JS) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fairway (NR31 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Links Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mariner'S Compass (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Fairway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Links Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Court Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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