Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Margarets Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 125th 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 St Margarets Road (NR32 4HW) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (NR32 4HW), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelly-Pain Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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