Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holton 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.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Millennium Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Farm Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Butley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Butley Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Farm Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Farm Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Farm Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Farm Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snape Drive | Under investigation |
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