Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Holton Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 386th lowest 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 Holton Avenue (NR32 4RR) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holton Avenue (NR32 4RR), 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 Holton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Farm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Butley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Butley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Snape Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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