Crime Rates at Colby Drive, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9FT

Colby Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bradwell South and Hopton , and the 88th 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 Colby Drive (NR31 9FT) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1937.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colby Drive (NR31 9FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard'S Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marler Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.