Total Crime Rate

504.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 504.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 222.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lowestoft Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 8th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowestoft Road (NR31 6LY) in the last 12 months was 504.8 per 1,000 residents and was 825.8% higher than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowestoft Road (NR31 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowestoft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bussey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Suffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horsey'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stradbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albemarle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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