Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lyndhurst Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 128th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (NR32 4PD) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyndhurst Road (NR32 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Lighthouse Score. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthing Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lighthouse Score | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawn Pointon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ravine | Under investigation |
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