Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 46th highest crime rate of 331 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 Lancaster Square (NR30 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Square (NR30 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Alexandra Road. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standard Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Wellington Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standard Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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