Total Crime Rate

513.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 513.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 169.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcombe Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 6th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

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 Newcombe Road (NR32 1XA) in the last 12 months was 513.0 per 1,000 residents and was 523.9% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 203.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcombe Road (NR32 1XA), the main crime hotspot is near Herring Fishery Score. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Triangle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herring Fishery Score Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herring Fishery Score Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herring Fishery Score Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whapload Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Herring Fishery Score Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spurgeon Score Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Triangle Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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