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

Roman Place 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 Roman Place (NR30 2JB) 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 Roman Place (NR30 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 83 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Crans Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crans Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobb'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Manby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Manby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Manby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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