Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population
100,146
Murder rate
2.0
Burglary rate
361.5
Drug offences rate
316.5
Weapon offences rate
138.8
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The crime rate in Great Yarmouth is 11,621 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 11,638 incidents of crime, a 839 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Great Yarmouth grew by 7.8% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 7.1% per year.
There were 5,482 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 5,474) in Great Yarmouth in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Great Yarmouth is about a 5.47% chance per year.
There were 2,073 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,070) in Great Yarmouth in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Great Yarmouth is about a 2.07% chance per year.
The murder rate or homicide rate in Great Yarmouth is 2.0. There were 2 recorded murders in the year ending July 2022 in Great Yarmouth, a decrease of when compared to the previous year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 8% growth in crime in Great Yarmouth. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Great Yarmouth is Possession of weapons which changed by 69.5% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Great Yarmouth was Drug offences which changed by -9.4% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Great Yarmouth have risen by 82.7% between 2011 and 2021 from 705 to 1,288 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 50.0% from 2 to 1 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Great Yarmouth are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Great Yarmouth have risen by 6.3% between 2011 and 2021 from 205 to 218 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 7.7% from 336 to 310 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Great Yarmouth between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
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| Violence without injury | 2,257 | 2,254 | 19% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,727 | 1,724 | 15% |
| Violence with injury | 1,495 | 1,493 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 1,473 | 1,471 | 13% |
| Criminal damage | 1,310 | 1,308 | 11% |
| All other theft offences | 755 | 754 | 6% |
| Sexual offences | 488 | 487 | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 427 | 426 | 4% |
| Drug offences | 317 | 317 | 3% |
| Vehicle offences | 299 | 299 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime