Total Crime Rate

311.9 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 311.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wellesley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Road (NR30 2AP) in the last 12 months was 311.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 185.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (NR30 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Hill Terrace
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brittania Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brittania Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brittania Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brittania Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bath Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bermondsey Place South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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