Total Crime Rate
362.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
194.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Russell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 17th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Road (NR30 2JG) in the last 12 months was 362.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russell Road (NR30 2JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brittania Road (38 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 | Possession of weapons | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Manby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paget Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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