Total Crime Rate
117.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wollaston Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wollaston Road (NR32 2PE) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wollaston Road (NR32 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapham Road South, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tonning Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Leiston Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ethel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapham Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clapham Road South | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Trafalgar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacob'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jacob'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leiston Road | Under investigation |
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