Total Crime Rate

277.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.5 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 277.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Love 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 Love Road (NR32 2NU) 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 Love Road (NR32 2NU), 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 Love Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wollaston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nicholson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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