Total Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Road Central area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 60th highest crime rate of 335 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 Nelson Road Central (NR30 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road Central (NR30 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road Central area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bermondsey Place South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Place South Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bermondsey Place South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dene Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nettle Hill West Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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