Total Crime Rate

198.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Sudbury Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 29th 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 Sudbury Cottages (NR32 2AH) in the last 12 months was 198.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sudbury Cottages (NR32 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Square (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sudbury Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wollaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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