Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maplesden Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 371st highest crime rate of 850 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 Maplesden Close (NR32 3QX) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplesden Close (NR32 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Fuller Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maplesden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Fuller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kearney Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hobart Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kearney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kearney Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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