Total Crime Rate
617.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
363.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 5th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (NR30 2HW) in the last 12 months was 617.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% 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 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 363.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (NR30 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre Plain, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road Central | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Market Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Under investigation |
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