Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boston Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 110th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boston Road (NR32 1UG) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boston Road (NR32 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harbour & Normanston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reeve Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elim Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapham Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Horse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Reeve Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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