Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 5.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • 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
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

Sands Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 29th lowest 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 Sands Lane (NR32 3ET) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sands Lane (NR32 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuller Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moyes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kearney Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kearney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kearney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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