Total Crime Rate
415.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forsythia Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Claydon , and the 14th highest crime rate of 335 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 415.2 per 1,000 residents and was 316.8% higher than the Claydon average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forsythia Road (NR31 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Claydon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forsythia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lime Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New College Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New College Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Headington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallflower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lime Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crab Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crab Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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