Total Crime Rate
154.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dickens Court area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dickens Court (NR30 3DS) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickens Court (NR30 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Harbord Crescent. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nelson| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A1243 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Micawber Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harbord Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harbord Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Harbord Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peggotty Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peggotty Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
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