Total Crime Rate
350.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
188.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deneside area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 18th 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 Deneside (NR30 2LY) in the last 12 months was 350.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 47.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 188.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deneside (NR30 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Passage | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Well Opening | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nottingham Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Wellington Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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