Total Crime Rate

26.7 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 26.7 3/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orwell Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 323rd 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 Orwell Drive (NR32 4SL) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 Other crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Drive (NR32 4SL), 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 Orwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Meadows Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Butley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snape Drive Under investigation
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 Pound Farm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Butley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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