Total Crime Rate

455.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

312.9 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 455.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 312.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 258.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Peters Plain area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 12th 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 St Peters Plain (NR30 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 455.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 312.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Plain (NR30 2PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Plain area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Suffolk Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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