Total Crime Rate

304.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 24th highest crime rate of 335 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 304.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 206.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road Central (NR30 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orford Close, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road Central area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order New Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bath Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dene Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Hill Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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