Total Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Terrace area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 84th 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 St Johns Terrace (NR30 2NF) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Terrace (NR30 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Place
Apr 2026Public order Roman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Wellington Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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