Total Crime Rate

195.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Sussex Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 55th 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 Sussex Road (NR31 6PF) in the last 12 months was 195.9 per 1,000 residents and was 259.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (NR31 6PF), 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 Sussex Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bussey'S Lane
Sep 2025Other crime Stradbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Gardens
Sep 2025Other theft Limmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pier Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horsey'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albemarle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Suffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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