Total Crime Rate
534.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
326.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sackville Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 7th highest crime rate of 331 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 Sackville Close (NR30 2SF) in the last 12 months was 534.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher than the Nelson average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 105 (β 326.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sackville Close (NR30 2SF), 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.
View Crime In Great Yarmouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolhouse Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tolhouse Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters' Plain | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
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