Total Crime Rate

334.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.9 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 334.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Wellington Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 20th 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 New Wellington Place (NR30 3HL) in the last 12 months was 334.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 198.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Wellington Place (NR30 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dagmar Mews, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Wellington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kimberley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Central Under investigation

Data Sources

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