Total Crime Rate

166.1 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Harbord Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 66th 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 Harbord Crescent (NR30 3EL) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harbord Crescent (NR30 3EL), 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 Harbord Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Micawber Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Battery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Battery Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Vehicle crime Battery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Battery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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