Total Crime Rate

231.0 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 231.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 25th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Road (NR32 2HR) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (NR32 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1144, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newson'S Meadow (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

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

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