Total Crime Rate
254.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Townshend 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 Townshend Close (NR30 2SG) 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 Townshend Close (NR30 2SG), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Gates | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Market Gates | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Market Gates | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Gates | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Gates | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Market Gates | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yarmouth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackfriars' Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlegate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Middlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Plain | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Middlegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hall Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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