Crime Rates at Howard Street South, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1LN

Howard Street South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Street South (NR30 1LN) in the last 12 months was 992.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher than the Central and Northgate average (270.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 248 (≈ 498.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street South (NR30 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre Plain, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (119 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.