Total Crime Rate

504.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 504.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 310.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keyes Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 8th highest crime rate of 331 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 Keyes Avenue (NR30 4AE) in the last 12 months was 504.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% 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 Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keyes Avenue (NR30 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keyes Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keyes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caister Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grenville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
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Data Sources

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