Total Crime Rate

254.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.3 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 254.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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

Nottingham Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 34th 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 Nottingham Way (NR30 2RZ) in the last 12 months was 254.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nottingham Way (NR30 2RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nottingham Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Wellington Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Wellington Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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