Total Crime Rate

265.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.3 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 265.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Micawber Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 31st 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 Micawber Avenue (NR30 3EE) in the last 12 months was 265.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Micawber Avenue (NR30 3EE), 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 Micawber Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peggotty Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Harbord Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkis Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barkis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peggotty Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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