Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Magdalen Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 127th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magdalen Way (NR31 7DB) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% higher than the Magdalen average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Way (NR31 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New College Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darwin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuffield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Magdalen Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Anne'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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