Crime Rates at Nelson Road North, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2AT

Nelson Road North area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 19th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road North (NR30 2AT) in the last 12 months was 339.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Central and Northgate average (270.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 191.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road North (NR30 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brittania Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.