Total Crime Rate

307.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.0 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 307.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Road Central area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 25th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road Central (NR30 3BB) in the last 12 months was 307.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 181.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road Central (NR30 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Orford Close. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road Central area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peters' Plain Awaiting court outcome
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 Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malakoff Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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