Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wadham Road (NR31 7NR) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Road (NR31 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerville Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wadham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Benet'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fastolff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Benet'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Isis Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Benet'S Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spens Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fastolff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Peters Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pound Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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