The police recorded 76.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Gorleston-on-Sea from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 37.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.3, up from 75.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.