Total Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longfield Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Longfield Way (NR32 3LD) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfield Way (NR32 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Whiting Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longfield Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Close
Sep 2025Public order Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutler Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fuller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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