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Crime in NR31 8

How much crime is recorded in NR31 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Great Yarmouth
Region
East of England
Population
23,257 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR31 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR31 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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