Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hadleigh Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Hadleigh Drive (NR32 3EE) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadleigh Drive (NR32 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Kesgrave Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bank | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Bank | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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