Total Crime Rate
182.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sidney Close 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 Sidney Close (NR30 2RT) 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 Sidney Close (NR30 2RT), 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.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Louise Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Louise Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abyssinia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abyssinia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abyssinia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abyssinia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nottingham Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nottingham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Malakoff Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malakoff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarmouth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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