Total Crime Rate

222.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 44th highest crime rate of 335 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 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 288.6% higher than the Bradwell South and Hopton average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 179.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potters Drive (NR31 9RH), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincent Walk. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 33 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ives Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ives Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Church Road —
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Data Sources

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