Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Georges Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Road (NR30 2JT) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Road (NR30 2JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Beach Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft South Beach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Apsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bermondsey Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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