Total Crime Rate

273.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 17th highest crime rate of 850 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 Park Road (NR32 4HU) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 203.5% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (NR32 4HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lighthouse Score, 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 Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lighthouse Score Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Hemplands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Worthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albany Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tethys Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lighthouse Score Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osborne Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Horse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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