Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wellington Place area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Place (NR30 2HS) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Place (NR30 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nettle Hill West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Jury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nettle Hill West
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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