Crime Rates at Lancaster Square, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2JZ

Lancaster Square 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 Lancaster Square (NR30 2JZ) 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 Lancaster Square (NR30 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.