Total Crime Rate

330.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 330.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Forsythia Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 21st 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 Forsythia Road (NR31 8LA) in the last 12 months was 330.4 per 1,000 residents and was 234.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Road (NR31 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near New College Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forsythia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallflower Close —
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 Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kalmia Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sycamore Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order New College Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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