Crime Rates at Nelson Road Central, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2NJ

Nelson Road Central 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 Nelson Road Central (NR30 2NJ) 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 Nelson Road Central (NR30 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orford Close, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.