Crime Rate in Nelson, ward

Nelson has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Great Yarmouth district and the 120th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 9th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Nelson in the last 12 months was 286.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Great Yarmouth district average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Nelson’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 26 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,528 (≈ 162.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Nelson ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.