Crime in Great Yarmouth
Recorded crime in Great Yarmouth is 1.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 15%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
100,529 residents in 60 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −15%fewer crimes
Crime over 5 years
Down 15% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Great Yarmouth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.3× the England and Wales average. 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 73% of the harm here
- Burglary: 9% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 73% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 22 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 3.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 47.4 |
| Drugs | 3.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.3 |
| Other crime | 2.5 |
| Other theft | 7.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.8 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.5 |
| Public order | 10.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 5.6 |
What crimes are recorded in Great Yarmouth
96.1 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Great Yarmouth in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 9,626. Home Office recorded crime: 9,659 (0% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 126 | 1.3 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 118 | 1.2 | Up 31% |
| Vehicle tampering | 54 | 0.54 | Up 69% |
| Vandalism to homes | 308 | 3.1 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 118 | 1.2 | Down 19% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 310 | 3.1 | Up 5% |
| Arson | 44 | 0.44 | Down 21% |
| Burglary of homes | 181 | 1.8 | Up 5% |
| Burglary of businesses | 65 | 0.65 | Down 51% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 105 | 1.0 | Up 31% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 46 | 0.46 | Down 16% |
| Robbery of people | 73 | 0.73 | Up 30% |
| Robbery of businesses | 16 | 0.16 | - |
| Violence with injury | 1,378 | 13.7 | Down 7% |
| Violence without injury | 2,032 | 20.2 | About the same |
| Stalking and harassment | 913 | 9.1 | Up 3% |
| Sexual offences | 427 | 4.2 | Down 16% |
| Shoplifting | 715 | 7.1 | Down 5% |
| Bicycle theft | 80 | 0.80 | Down 22% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 86 | 0.86 | About the same |
| Drug dealing | 93 | 0.93 | Up 7% |
| Drug possession | 242 | 2.4 | Down 10% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Norfolk Police area: 439 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (437 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Great Yarmouth.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Great Yarmouth, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 4,859 | 9% | 8% | 69% | 10% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 1,126 | 8% | 8% | 33% | 50% | 1% |
| Public order | 739 | 13% | 8% | 59% | 18% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 733 | 32% | 10% | 27% | 31% | 1% |
| Other theft | 705 | 3% | 4% | 33% | 58% | 3% |
| Burglary | 349 | 8% | 2% | 25% | 64% | 1% |
| Drugs | 323 | 37% | 44% | 13% | 5% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 303 | 9% | 0% | 27% | 61% | 3% |
| Other crime | 265 | 15% | 4% | 63% | 12% | 6% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 142 | 31% | 10% | 46% | 8% | 4% |
| Bicycle theft | 101 | 1% | 1% | 22% | 75% | 1% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 83 | 4% | 0% | 45% | 49% | 2% |
| Robbery | 77 | 13% | 0% | 43% | 43% | 1% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Towns and cities in Great Yarmouth
Postcode districts in Great Yarmouth
Questions about crime in Great Yarmouth
- Is Great Yarmouth a safe place to live?
- Great Yarmouth scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Great Yarmouth?
- Down 15% over 5 years, from 11,454 recorded crimes a year to 9,706.
- What is the most common crime in Great Yarmouth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 47 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Great Yarmouth?
- In Great Yarmouth, 12% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 25% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Great Yarmouth?
- Of 349 burglaries reported in Great Yarmouth between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 64% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Great Yarmouth?
- In Great Yarmouth, the police recorded 126 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.3 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Great Yarmouth?
- 736 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Great Yarmouth in 2025/26, 7.3 per 1,000 residents, 1.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Great Yarmouth last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Great Yarmouth in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.