Crime Rates at Howard Street South, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2PT

Howard Street South area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Nelson , and the 5th highest crime rate of 331 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 Howard Street South (NR30 2PT) in the last 12 months was 617.8 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher than the Nelson average (286.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 363.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street South (NR30 2PT), 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 (117 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.