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

Kent Square 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 Kent Square (NR30 2FG) 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 Kent Square (NR30 2FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bath Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brittania Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brittania Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilshere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshere Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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