Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westhall Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 342nd 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 Westhall Road (NR32 4DE) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westhall Road (NR32 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Telesia Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Telesia Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montgomery Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoven Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martello Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stoven Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westhall Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westhall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rumburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Uggeshall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Uggeshall Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pleasurewood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillcrest Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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