Total Crime Rate

302.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 302.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

York Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 25th highest crime rate of 335 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 York Road (NR30 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 302.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 179.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (NR30 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Orford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dene Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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