Total Crime Rate

1078.1 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 1078.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 628.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 182.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.1 10/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
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

Edinburgh Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 335 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 1078.1 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% higher 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 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 710.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Place (NR30 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Beach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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