Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Leas area has the lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Leas (NR32 4XA) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Leas (NR32 4XA), the main crime hotspot is near Diprose Drive. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oulton Broad| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Healey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Townsend Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stirling Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diprose Drive | — |
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