Total Crime Rate

164.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Quay Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 67th 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 Quay Road (NR31 6PJ) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 201.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Road (NR31 6PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Esplanade, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Pier Plain (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Quay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Pier Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pier Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Limmer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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