Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roman Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 58th 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 Roman Place (NR30 2JB) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Place (NR30 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paget Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Brittania Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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