Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

The Croft area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 251st highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Croft (NR32 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (NR32 2BQ), the main crime hotspot is near A1144. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fillisters Mews —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A1144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hervey Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lattens Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1144 —
Sep 2025Theft from the person A1144 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A1144 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1144 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clemence Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fillisters Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montana Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour May Road —
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Data Sources

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