Total Crime Rate
271.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edinburgh Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 35th highest crime rate of 335 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 Edinburgh Avenue (NR31 7HE) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.4% higher than the Magdalen average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 198.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Avenue (NR31 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near St Peters Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Magdalen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Isis Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Antony'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Peters Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spens Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Potters Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
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