Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sussex Road area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 195th 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 Sussex Road (NR32 4HF) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Road (NR32 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Road. Police recorded 28 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Worthing Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tethys Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kelly-Pain Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Under investigation |
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