Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sycamore Green area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 91st 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 Sycamore Green (NR31 8EW) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% higher than the Claydon average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Green (NR31 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Crab Lane. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cotoneaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotoneaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotoneaster Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotoneaster Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotoneaster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallflower Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotoneaster Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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