Postcode · Great Yarmouth
Crime in NR31 6SP
How much crime is recorded in NR31 6SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorleston South & Beach
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
How safe is NR31 6SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR31 6SP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
NR31 6SPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.