Total Crime Rate

164.1 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 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

Bells Marsh 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 Bells Marsh Road (NR31 6PW) 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 Bells Marsh Road (NR31 6PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bells Marsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Limmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pier Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dock Tavern Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bussey'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Albert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell'S Marsh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Pier Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nile Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Back Pier Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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