Total Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 853 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 This (NR32 5HS) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode NR32 5HS, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colman Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tibbenham'S Score (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wigg'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tibbenham'S Score | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigg'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wigg'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibbenham'S Score | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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