Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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
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

St Margarets Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 157th 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 St Margarets Road (NR32 4HR) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (NR32 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elim Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Hemplands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Street West Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tethys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lighthouse Score Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lighthouse Score Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elim Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elim Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elim Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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