Total Crime Rate

549.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 549.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 248.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 7th highest crime rate of 335 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 Queen Street (NR30 2QP) in the last 12 months was 549.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Nelson average (297.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 324.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (NR30 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/123)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Stonecutters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herries Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Orford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1141 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B1141 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1141 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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