Total Crime Rate

593.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 593.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.1 10/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tolhouse Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 6th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tolhouse Street (NR30 2SD) in the last 12 months was 593.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.3% higher than the Nelson average (297.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 307.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tolhouse Street (NR30 2SD), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tolhouse Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation

Data Sources

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