Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.9 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Grove Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 14th 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 Grove Cottages (NR30 3BE) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 222.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Cottages (NR30 3BE), 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 Grove Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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