Total Crime Rate

1391.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

739.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1391.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 739.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 573.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 321.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 113.0 10/10
  • Public order 95.7 10/10
  • Drugs 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Robbery 52.2 10/10
  • Other crime 43.5 10/10
  • Burglary 34.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 29 local areas in Nelson , and the highest crime rate of 331 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 1391.3 per 1,000 residents and was 385.2% higher than the Nelson average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 739.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre Plain, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swirle'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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