Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Royal Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Royal Avenue (NR32 4HH) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Avenue (NR32 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Albany Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Harbour & Normanston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ravine | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Pointon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthing Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Osborne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Plain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oxford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lighthouse Score | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Plain | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
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