Total Crime Rate

1243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1243.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 411.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 362.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.6 10/10
  • Other theft 79.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.0 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Nicholas Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Road (NR30 1NL) in the last 12 months was 1243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 333.7% higher than the Central and Northgate average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 429.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (NR30 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 257 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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