Total Crime Rate

307.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 307.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Napoleon Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 25th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napoleon Place (NR30 2NR) in the last 12 months was 307.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 181.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napoleon Place (NR30 2NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Place, where police recorded 51 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 Napoleon Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standard Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kimberley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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