Figures from the police show the problems are concentrated in an area of Great Yarmouth just back from the Golden Mile, bordered by Regent Road, King Street and St Peter's Road.

The area, with a radius of just 250 metres, has a high concentration of late-night shops, pubs and bars and councillors want to introduce new powers that would let them limit the number of new alcohol licenses being granted there.

A map of the area, where the majority of alcohol-related crimes have occurred in Great Yarmouth, which has been the focus of the assessment (Image: Great Yarmouth Borough Council)

Officials from Great Yarmouth Borough Council have drawn up a report which highlights the problems blighting the area, which is roughly covered by the Nelson Ward.

Nelson Ward also has the borough's highest number of admissions to hospital for alcohol-related diseases.

The town as a whole has a significantly higher than average mortality rate from alcohol than the rest of Norfolk.........

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