Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 148.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 93.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackbird Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Bradwell North , and the 78th 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 Blackbird Close (NR31 8RT) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% higher than the Bradwell North average (43.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbird Close (NR31 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbird Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinchat Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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