Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Yarmouth Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 348th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yarmouth Road (NR32 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarmouth Road (NR32 4AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Yarmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tethys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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