Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 139th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Avenue (NR31 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue (NR31 7JZ), the main crime hotspot is near New College Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunnewell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nuffield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newnham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St John'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuffield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecclestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Anne'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nuffield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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