Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Larch Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 121st highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Road (NR32 2SP) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Road (NR32 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larch Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Larch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Myrtle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mimosa Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1144 —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrtle Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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