Gorleston West
Middle areaSouth east Great Yarmouth. 7,476 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Gorleston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gorleston West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gorleston West at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.4 per 1,000 people across Great Yarmouth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 298 |
| Other crime | 124 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gorleston West compares
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Is Gorleston West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gorleston West at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.4 per 1,000 people across Great Yarmouth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gorleston West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (298), other crime (124) and anti-social behaviour (91).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Great Yarmouth
These figures are published for the whole of Great Yarmouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Great Yarmouth and not Gorleston West alone. See Great Yarmouth
Gorleston West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gorleston West was £198,000 in 2025.
Gorleston West had 7,418 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Gorleston West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gorleston West, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.