Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 196.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Potters Drive area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bradwell South and Hopton , and the 50th 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 Potters Drive (NR31 9RH) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 197.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Drive (NR31 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincent Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potters Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ives Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gurney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Vincent Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Vincent Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumby Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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