Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mariners Compass area has the lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mariners Compass (NR31 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Mariners Compass (NR31 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Links Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorleston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Links Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnard Close | Local resolution |
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