Crime Rate in Oulton Broad, ward

Oulton Broad has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 1416th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 208th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oulton Broad in the last 12 months was 37.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oulton Broad’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 249 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 284 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oulton Broad ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.