Crime Rates at Elder Green, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8RB

Elder Green 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 Elder Green (NR31 8RB) 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 Elder Green (NR31 8RB), 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.