Total Crime Rate
374.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 16th 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 Church Lane (NR31 7BE) in the last 12 months was 374.6 per 1,000 residents and was 672.8% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (NR31 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Palmer Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | England'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albemarle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albemarle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baker Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baliol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B1370 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B1370 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wightmans Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovewell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leicester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Road | — |
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