Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 69th 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 Lancaster Road (NR30 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (NR30 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sultan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Gate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Marlborough Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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