Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 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 153.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

St Georges Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 75th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Road (NR30 2JR) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Road (NR30 2JR), 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 St Georges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Hill Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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