Total Crime Rate
123.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elizabeth Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 80th 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 Elizabeth Close (NR32 2RE) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elizabeth Close (NR32 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near Normanshurst Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carlton & Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanshurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | June Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normanshurst Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | College Meadows | Local resolution |
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