Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

May Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 850 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 May Road (NR32 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Road (NR32 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in May Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wollaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clemence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattens Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nicholson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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