Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishops Walk area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Walk (NR32 4JN) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Walk (NR32 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Arnhem Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arnhem Court | Under investigation |
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