Crime Rates at Townshend Close, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2SG

Townshend Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 30th highest crime rate of 335 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 Townshend Close (NR30 2SG) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 120.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Close (NR30 2SG), 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.