Total Crime Rate
1044.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Howard 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.
View Crime In Central and Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre Plain | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre Plain | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Theatre Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Quay | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonecutters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herries Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herries Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herries Close | Under investigation |
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