Total Crime Rate

212.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 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 212.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 43rd 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 King Street (NR30 2PR) in the last 12 months was 212.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NR30 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Wellington Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Wellington Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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