Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Garden Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Close (NR32 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Close (NR32 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Garden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marham Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Harp'S Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mimosa Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1144 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp'S Close Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Harp'S Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp'S Close Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harp'S Close Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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