Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sutherland Drive area has the 51st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 235th 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 Sutherland Drive (NR32 4LP) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Drive (NR32 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spexhall Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowry Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sutherland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs Wood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasurewood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotman Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs Wood —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lowry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunton Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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