Total Crime Rate

476.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

188.0 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 476.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 188.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.0 10/10
  • Public order 80.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Magdalen Way area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 9th 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 Magdalen Way (NR31 7AA) in the last 12 months was 476.0 per 1,000 residents and was 381.5% higher than the Claydon average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 188.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Way (NR31 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New College Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lady Margaret'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Anne'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuffield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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