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

Middlegate 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 Middlegate (NR30 2RS) 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 Middlegate (NR30 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orford Close, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middlegate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall

Data Sources

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