Crime Rates at Recreation Close, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LU

Recreation Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 168th lowest 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 Recreation Close (NR31 6LU) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Claydon average (99.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Close (NR31 6LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmer Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paston Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.