Crime Rates at Horsley Drive, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7RD

Horsley Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gorleston , and the 161st highest crime rate of 331 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 Horsley Drive (NR31 7RD) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Gorleston average (48.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsley Drive (NR31 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.