Total Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Drive area has the 36th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 131st highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Drive (NR32 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Drive (NR32 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vermeer Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Degas Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Degas Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawrence Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawrence Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrence Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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