Total Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 163rd 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 Oxford Avenue (NR31 7ER) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Avenue (NR31 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 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 | St Hugh'S Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Isis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Isis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Isis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuffield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Edmund Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuffield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuffield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brasenose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nuffield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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