Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dickens Court area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 331 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 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Court (NR30 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Harbord Crescent. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 41 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Barkis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkis Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peggotty Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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