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Crime in Great Yarmouth by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,331crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+15%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Ormesby St Margaretlowest rate24 per 1,000 a year
64.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Bradwell (-2%), Caister-on-Sea (3%) and Gorleston-on-Sea (4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Great YarmouthNR30 · 29,605 residents 273.7▲ 19%violence
2Hopton-on-SeaNR31 · 2,574 residents 104.1▲ 40%violence
3Gorleston-on-SeaNR31 · 40,347 residents 99.2▲ 4%violence
4BradwellNR31 · 36,949 residents 88.7▼ 2%violence
5CaliforniaNR29 · 1,873 residents 72.6▲ 55%violence
6ScratbyNR29 · 1,873 residents 64.1▲ 50%violence
7Caister-on-SeaNR30 · 10,676 residents 56.2▲ 3%violence
8HemsbyNR29 · 3,564 residents 53.9▲ 50%violence
9MarthamNR29 · 3,766 residents 51▲ 41%violence
10BeltonNR31 · 5,588 residents 36.5▲ 9%violence
11Burgh CastleNR31 · 1,767 residents 31.7▲ 27%violence
12Ormesby St MargaretNR29 · 2,832 residents 240%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Great Yarmouth have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Ormesby St Margaret, Burgh Castle, Belton, Martham and Hemsby.

Which areas of Great Yarmouth have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Great Yarmouth, Hopton-on-Sea, Gorleston-on-Sea, Bradwell and California.

Is crime going up or down in Great Yarmouth?

Across Great Yarmouth, 3,331 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 15% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.