Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Yarmouth Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 376th 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 Yarmouth Road (NR32 4AB) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarmouth Road (NR32 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spexhall Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westhall Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vermeer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wissett Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Wissett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Astbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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