Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Baliol Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 126th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baliol Road (NR31 7AT) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baliol Road (NR31 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Paston Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baliol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime University Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peterhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peterhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffield Road Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Baliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1370 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1370 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albemarle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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