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

Duncan Road 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 Duncan Road (NR30 3BJ) 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 Duncan Road (NR30 3BJ), 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 Duncan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Beach Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bath Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Beach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bath Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seafield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sultan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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