Total Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southview Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 53rd lowest 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 Southview Close (NR32 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Southview Close (NR32 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Quay Retail Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanshurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Normanshurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parkside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | North Quay Retail Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parkside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Drive | — |
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