Total Crime Rate

262.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 262.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 38th 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 Middleton Road (NR31 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 262.9 per 1,000 residents and was 382.3% higher than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Road (NR31 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keppel Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paston Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order University Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences University Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences University Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences University Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences University Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Paston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albemarle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Downing Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stradbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Suffield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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