Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 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 53.9 5/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashley Downs area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 850 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 Ashley Downs (NR32 4EX) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Downs (NR32 4EX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ashley Downs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arnhem Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minos Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minos Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minos Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollingsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Godetia Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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