Total Crime Rate
60.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Turner Close 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 Turner Close (NR32 4LT) 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 Turner Close (NR32 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Close, where police recorded 8 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stubbs Wood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stubbs Wood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunton Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lawrence Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lowry Way | Under investigation |
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