Total Crime Rate
82.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gunton Drive area has the 40th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 161st 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 Gunton Drive (NR32 4QB) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gunton Drive (NR32 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Links Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 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 | Public order | Corton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1385 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Links Road | Under investigation |
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