Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Normanston Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 71st highest crime rate of 853 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 Normanston Drive (NR32 2PW) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normanston Drive (NR32 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Normanston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft June Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evergreen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evergreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilac Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harp'S Close Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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