Total Crime Rate
238.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rodney 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 Rodney Road (NR30 2LH) 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 Rodney Road (NR30 2LH), 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.
View Crime In Nelson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Regent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edinburgh Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Edinburgh Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Suffolk Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bermondsey Place East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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