Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 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

Blackfriars Road 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 Blackfriars Road (NR30 3RA) 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 Blackfriars Road (NR30 3RA), the main crime hotspot is near Orford Close. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wellington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melrose Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dene Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlegate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners' Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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