Total Crime Rate
277.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
148.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 16th highest crime rate of 850 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 Minden Road (NR32 2NP) in the last 12 months was 277.2 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 148.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minden Road (NR32 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1144, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lattens Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magnolia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Magnolia Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nicholson Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanford Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beckham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1144 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1144 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattens Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lattens Square | Under investigation |
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