Total Crime Rate
1000.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
628.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edinburgh Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 3rd 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 Edinburgh Place (NR30 2EP) in the last 12 months was 1000.0 per 1,000 residents and was 248.8% 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 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 628.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Place (NR30 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Brittania Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxborough Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wellington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road Central | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxborough Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brittania Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittania Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittania Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theme/Adventure Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theme/Adventure Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theme/Adventure Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Wellington Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Road Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
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