Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dickens 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dickens Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft A1243 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Micawber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harbord Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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