Total Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caraway Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bradwell South and Hopton , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Caraway Drive (NR31 8TS) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Bradwell South and Hopton average (66.1 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caraway Drive (NR31 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jews' Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jews' Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jews' Lane | Under investigation |
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