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

Queens Square 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 Queens Square (NR30 2AG) 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 Queens Square (NR30 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Plain Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Plain Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Gates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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