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

Old Wellington Place 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 Old Wellington Place (NR30 3BD) 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 Old Wellington Place (NR30 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Wellington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Beach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Beach Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Public order New Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation

Data Sources

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