Total Crime Rate

1044.2 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 1044.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 379.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.6 9/10
  • Public order 116.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.1 10/10
  • Other crime 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
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

Howard Street South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Street South (NR30 1LL) in the last 12 months was 1044.2 per 1,000 residents and was 264.2% higher than the Central and Northgate average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 524.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street South (NR30 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Theatre Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patterson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Quay
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Francis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Francis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stonecutters Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herries Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herries Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herries Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herries Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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