Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road Central 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 Nelson Road Central (NR30 2LA) 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 (≈ 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 Nelson Road Central (NR30 2LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road Central area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Square —
Sep 2025Burglary Dene Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilshere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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