Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 144th 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 Ruskin Avenue (NR31 7HD) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Magdalen average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (NR31 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brasenose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peters Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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