Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Burglary 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.3 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lime Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 237th 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 Lime Avenue (NR32 3QG) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 944.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (NR32 3QG), 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 Lime Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dubordien Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cheviot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cutler Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whiting Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grampian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fuller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dubordien Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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