Total Crime Rate

182.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • 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

South Quay area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 54th 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 South Quay (NR30 2RN) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Quay (NR30 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Sackville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Side —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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