Total Crime Rate

310.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 310.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Middleton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 24th 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 Middleton Road (NR31 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 540.3% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 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 rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% 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 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near University Crescent (20 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1370 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlestone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Keppel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime University Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1370 —
Apr 2026Public order Albemarle Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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