Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stirling Close area has the 47th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 220th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stirling Close (NR32 4RA) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Close (NR32 4RA), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Farm Parade. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snape Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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