Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringsfield Road area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 385th highest 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 Ringsfield Road (NR32 3DF) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringsfield Road (NR32 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Normanshurst Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Magdalen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Close | 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 |
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