Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barnard Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Central and Northgate , and the 65th 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 Barnard Crescent (NR30 4DR) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Central and Northgate average (270.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnard Crescent (NR30 4DR), 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 Barnard Crescent area

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

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