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

Lancaster Road 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 Lancaster Road (NR30 2NQ) 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 Lancaster Road (NR30 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Road, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Local resolution
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 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standard Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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