Total Crime Rate

374.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 374.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackwall Reach area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 16th highest crime rate of 331 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 Blackwall Reach (NR31 6SA) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 672.8% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwall Reach (NR31 6SA), the main crime hotspot is near Palmer Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwall Reach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wightmans Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palmer Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft England'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovewell Road —
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Data Sources

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