Postcode · Great Yarmouth
Crime in NR31 7PL
How much crime is recorded in NR31 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gorleston West
- Council
- Great Yarmouth
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
NR31 7PLGreat Yarmouth
How safe is NR31 7PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR31 7PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.