Total Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Gorleston , and the 74th 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 Church Lane (NR31 7BG) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 181.1% higher than the Gorleston average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (NR31 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Palmer Road, where police recorded 50 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 Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Anglian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Paston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Paston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stradbroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Road —
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Data Sources

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