Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monckton Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 366th highest crime rate of 853 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 Monckton Avenue (NR32 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monckton Avenue (NR32 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Normanshurst Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanshurst Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normanshurst Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normanshurst Close | Under investigation |
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