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Crime in NR31

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

Council
Great Yarmouth
Region
East of England
Population
55,707 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR31

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR31, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

NR31National
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary7.69.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

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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