Total Crime Rate
212.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King 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.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mariners' Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxborough Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Wellington Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxborough Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Wellington Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Wellington Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Wellington Passage | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Wellington Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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