Total Crime Rate

9.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Breckland Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Breckland Way (NR32 4DS) in the last 12 months was 9.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breckland Way (NR32 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Farm Parade. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Breckland Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snape Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Meadows Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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