Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pier Place area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 95th 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 Pier Place (NR30 3HS) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Place (NR30 3HS), 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 Pier Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kimberley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Well Opening Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malakoff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abyssinia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seafield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Drugs Old Wellington Passage Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road South Under investigation

Data Sources

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