Total Crime Rate

1487.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1487.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 626.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 330.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 121.7 10/10
  • Public order 121.7 10/10
  • Drugs 78.3 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Other crime 43.5 10/10
  • Robbery 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Regent Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 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 Regent Road (NR30 2AE) in the last 12 months was 1487.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.5% higher than the Nelson average (297.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 782.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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