Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smoke House Cottages area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 58th 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 Smoke House Cottages (NR30 3HA) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 26 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 Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (β‰ˆ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smoke House Cottages (NR30 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orford Close, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smoke House Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orford Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Orford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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