Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montgomery Avenue area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 185th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montgomery Avenue (NR32 4DX) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Avenue (NR32 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Godetia Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Astbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spashett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wissett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spashett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spashett Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wissett Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Castleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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