Total Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gorleston Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Gorleston Road (NR32 3AB) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorleston Road (NR32 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Bonds Meadow. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gorleston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leathes Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leathes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1117 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Bank Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leathes Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonds Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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