Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sands Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sands Lane (NR32 3HT) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Sands Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cutler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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