Gwent Police

Crime in Nelson

Street-level crime statistics for Nelson based on official UK Police data. Updated August 2025.

Data covers February 2023 – August 2025 318 crimes in last 12 months
14 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

318 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓5.9% vs Previous 12 Months
14/100 Safety Score
75.7% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 318 total crimes recorded in Nelson

Violent Crime
128 40.3%
Anti-Social Behaviour
49 15.4%
↑9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
35 11%
Public Order
32 10.1%
↑33%
Other Theft
19 6%
↓41%
Burglary
14 4.4%
↓22%
Vehicle Crime
13 4.1%
↓55%
Other Crime
9 2.8%
↑29%
Shoplifting
8 2.5%
↓20%
Drugs
8 2.5%
↑33%
Possession of Weapons
1 0.3%
↓67%
Robbery
1 0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1 0.3%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Nelson

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Nelson (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Nelson

August 2025 37 crimes July 2025 23 crimes June 2025 30 crimes May 2025 24 crimes April 2025 18 crimes March 2025 35 crimes February 2025 17 crimes January 2025 22 crimes December 2024 17 crimes November 2024 42 crimes October 2024 20 crimes September 2024 33 crimes August 2024 37 crimes July 2024 32 crimes June 2024 32 crimes May 2024 37 crimes April 2024 36 crimes March 2024 29 crimes February 2024 21 crimes January 2024 22 crimes December 2023 26 crimes November 2023 19 crimes October 2023 23 crimes September 2023 24 crimes August 2023 26 crimes July 2023 32 crimes June 2023 27 crimes May 2023 14 crimes April 2023 21 crimes March 2023 36 crimes February 2023 27 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: August 2025. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.