Total Crime Rate
300.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
127.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clapham Road South area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 12th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
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 Clapham Road South (NR32 1QX) in the last 12 months was 300.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapham Road South (NR32 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Road (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seago Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beresford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clapham Road South | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leiston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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