Total Crime Rate
205.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Road 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 York Road (NR30 2NE) 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 York Road (NR30 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Brittania Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 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 | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theme/Adventure Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kimberley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kimberley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Standard Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Standard Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theme/Adventure Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theme/Adventure Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theme/Adventure Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Road Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road Central | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road Central | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kent Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxborough Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dagmar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brandon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roman Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trafalgar Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Place | — |
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