Southtown & Cobholm
Middle areaSouth east Great Yarmouth. 7,172 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Southtown & Cobholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Southtown & Cobholm
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southtown & Cobholm at a rate of 159.9 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 | 441 |
| Other crime | 210 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 128 |
| Shoplifting | 127 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 124 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Southtown & Cobholm compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Southtown & Cobholm safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southtown & Cobholm at a rate of 159.9 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, 142 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southtown & Cobholm.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (441), other crime (210) and criminal damage and arson (128).
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 Southtown & Cobholm alone. See Great Yarmouth
Southtown & Cobholm in brief
The median price paid for a home in Southtown & Cobholm was £150,000 in 2025.
Southtown & Cobholm had 7,155 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Southtown & Cobholm live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Southtown & Cobholm, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.