Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Village Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 47th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Way (NR32 4TH) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Way (NR32 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Stoven Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Village Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uggeshall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasurewood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoven Close —
Apr 2026Public order Stoven Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westhall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uggeshall Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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