Total Crime Rate
124.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parkland Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bradwell South and Hopton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 331 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 Parkland Drive (NR31 8DS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher than the Bradwell South and Hopton average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parkland Drive (NR31 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ecclestone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arches Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leach Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunnewell Avenue | Under investigation |
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