Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley vs Gorleston

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,804 crimes in the last 12 months. Gorleston has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 885 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gorleston shows -8.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (872 incidents). In Gorleston, it is Violent Crime (282 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 236 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gorleston recorded 147. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley totalled 872 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 282 in Gorleston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 1,922 crimes (now 1,804, a change of -6.1%). Gorleston recorded 971 crimes previously (now 885, -8.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has a resolution rate of 24.6% and Gorleston has 22.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Gorleston is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley and Gorleston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.