Total Crime Rate

215.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerton Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 27th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerton Avenue (NR32 4EY) in the last 12 months was 215.3 per 1,000 residents and was 161.8% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerton Avenue (NR32 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 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 Somerton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnhem Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelly-Pain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensum Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wensum Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnhem Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Arnhem Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnhem Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Somerton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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