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

Sidney 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sidney Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Side
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Nottingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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