Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Holbein Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 68th highest crime rate of 850 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 Holbein Way (NR32 4NN) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holbein Way (NR32 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holbein Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs Wood —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotman Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lawrence Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs Wood —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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