Great Yarmouth

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Great Yarmouth.

Population: 99,198
People in Employment: 39,035 (66.4%)
People Inactive: 16,465 (28.0%)
People Unemployed: 3,285 (5.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 31k
Median Salary: £26,164
Mean Salary: £27,611

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Great Yarmouth. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Great Yarmouth for 2024

Great Yarmouths most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,893 crimes and in 2022 there were 6,538 crimes. Which is an decrease of 645 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	5,893	479	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,871	172	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,233	89	Getting Better
Public order	1,243	78	Getting Better
Shoplifting	600	70	Getting Better
Other theft	836	59	Getting Better
Burglary	384	26	Getting Better
Other crime	253	25	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	340	19	Getting Better
Drugs	312	18	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	107	11	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	140	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	72	7	Getting Better
Robbery	54	4	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Great Yarmouth

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Nelson has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Great Yarmouth, with 2777 crimes and 184 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Fleggburgh has 134 crimes and 53 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Central and Northgate	242	27
Nelson	172	16
Southtown and Cobholm	87	15
St Andrews	82	19
Yarmouth North	62	14
Claydon	55	7
Magdalen	39	5
West Flegg	33	7
Caister South	30	7
Bradwell North	30	5
Gorleston	24	5
Ormesby	22	5
Lothingland	21	6
Bradwell South and Hopton	16	2
East Flegg	16	3
Fleggburgh	12	5
Caister North	11	3

Crime map for Great Yarmouth

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Great Yarmouth

The average property price in Great Yarmouth is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£340,559.76	£226,603.62	£174,131.62	£107,510.47
2022	£330,558.92	£220,444.74	£170,689.48	£105,331.38
2021	£288,235.44	£192,260.04	£149,897.20	£95,658.95
2020	£260,541.73	£175,359.12	£135,884.12	£89,871.68
2019	£261,190.55	£175,854.17	£135,915.93	£92,469.50
2018	£251,042.23	£168,705.36	£130,629.71	£90,318.21
2017	£240,270.13	£160,928.59	£125,114.57	£88,345.35
2016	£224,807.87	£151,228.73	£118,191.50	£81,988.64
2015	£211,442.50	£142,607.71	£111,748.15	£77,435.28
2014	£200,774.25	£135,998.77	£107,451.39	£74,533.73
2013	£187,302.64	£127,483.23	£100,486.49	£69,769.96
2012	£189,082.87	£128,558.45	£101,614.77	£71,333.64
2011	£184,483.49	£124,887.05	£98,273.42	£69,724.33
2010	£185,544.19	£126,781.30	£100,515.83	£71,927.06

Property prices over time for Great Yarmouth

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Great Yarmouth

The median salary in Great Yarmouth is £26,164 and the mean salary in Great Yarmouth is £27,611.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 31k
Median Salary: £26,164
Annual Percentage Change: 17.4%
Mean Salary: £27,611

Salary comparison between Great Yarmouth and East

See how Great Yarmouth compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Great Yarmouth ranks 31 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%