Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yarmouth Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 850 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 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yarmouth Road (NR32 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Arnhem Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minos Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunton Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minos Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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