Hemsby & Ormesby
Middle areaNorth east Great Yarmouth. 9,545 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 32 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hemsby & Ormesby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hemsby & Ormesby
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hemsby & Ormesby at a rate of 46.9 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 | 250 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hemsby & Ormesby compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hemsby & Ormesby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hemsby & Ormesby at a rate of 46.9 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hemsby & Ormesby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (250), other crime (88) and anti-social behaviour (38).
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 Hemsby & Ormesby alone. See Great Yarmouth
Hemsby & Ormesby in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hemsby & Ormesby was £272,500 in 2025.
Hemsby & Ormesby had 9,683 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hemsby & Ormesby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hemsby & Ormesby, 75.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.