Total Crime Rate

1487.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1487.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 626.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 330.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 121.7 10/10
  • Public order 121.7 10/10
  • Drugs 78.3 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Other crime 43.5 10/10
  • Robbery 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saxon Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 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 Saxon Road (NR30 2HX) in the last 12 months was 1487.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.5% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (β‰ˆ 782.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Road (NR30 2HX), 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 Saxon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Close β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Orford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Jury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place β€”

Data Sources

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