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

Orford Close 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 Orford Close (NR30 2SE) 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 Orford Close (NR30 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre Plain. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Plain —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Side —
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 2026Public order Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre Plain Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre Plain Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tolhouse Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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