Total Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.4 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 195.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Cottages area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 51st 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 The Cottages (NR30 3JT) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cottages (NR30 3JT), the main crime hotspot is near Harbord Crescent. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barkis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkis Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peggotty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peggotty Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peggotty Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ordnance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Close
Apr 2026Drugs Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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