Postcode · Great Yarmouth
Crime in NR29 4LY
How much crime is recorded in NR29 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hemsby & Ormesby
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,773 (2024)
How safe is NR29 4LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR29 4LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR29 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft2.24.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Burglary1.49.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.