Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spexhall Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 174th 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 Spexhall Way (NR32 4JH) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spexhall Way (NR32 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Godetia Court. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spexhall Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wissett Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Astbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spashett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Spashett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spashett Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godetia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wissett Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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