Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AH) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Road (NR30 2AH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swirle'S Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Euston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Euston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crans Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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