Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wadham Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Magdalen , and the 162nd lowest 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 Wadham Close (NR31 7NT) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadham Close (NR31 7NT), the main crime hotspot is near Gresham Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clare Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft St Hugh'S Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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