What is the crime rate in great yarmouth?

As of March 2026, great yarmouth has an annual crime rate of 101.81 per 1,000 residents, based on 962 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does great yarmouth rank nationally for crime?

great yarmouth ranks #167 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in great yarmouth?

The most common crime type in great yarmouth is Violence & Sexual Offences with 434 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 45.1% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Norfolk Constabulary Police

great yarmouth Crime Intelligence Report

great yarmouth recorded 962 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.64 per 1,000 residents. This places great yarmouth at #167 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 22.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 8.2% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

962

trending_up +22.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

101.81per 1k

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Other theft: 3	17
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 18 Public order: 3	18
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2	14
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13	13
On or near Theatre Plain Map	Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 5 Possession of weapons: 2	5
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 4 Shoplifting: 3	4
On or near New College Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 6	6
On or near Dagmar Mews Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

962 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

434

45.1%

Anti-social Behaviour

144

15.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.8%

Other Theft

7.3%

Public Order

6.9%

Shoplifting

5.6%

Drug Offences

2.8%

Burglary

2.1%

Other Crime

1.8%

Weapons Possession

1.6%

Vehicle Crime

1.6%

Robbery

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

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17 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Nelson	215	216.3
2	Central and Northgate	215	191.7
3	Yarmouth North	37	108.6
4	St Andrews	53	106.7
5	Southtown and Cobholm	72	97.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	West Flegg	12	2.3
shield	Fleggburgh	5	1.9
shield	Bradwell North	30	4.3
shield	Ormesby	10	2.1
shield	Gorleston	28	5.3

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +22.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.2%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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