Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gresham Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 420th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gresham Close (NR32 3DH) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Close (NR32 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Bonds Meadow. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kesgrave Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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