Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Victoria Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 53rd 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 Victoria Gardens (NR30 3AT) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Gardens (NR30 3AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Place, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Theme/Adventure Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Standard Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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