Total Crime Rate

287.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 287.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
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

Camperdown area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Nelson , and the 28th 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 Camperdown (NR30 3JB) in the last 12 months was 287.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 149.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camperdown (NR30 3JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dagmar Mews, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camperdown area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order New Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brandon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Gate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxborough Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxborough Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sultan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Square
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Havelock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dagmar Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Well Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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