Total Crime Rate
120.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 86th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (NR32 5HU) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (NR32 5HU), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibbenham'S Score | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wigg'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tibbenham'S Score | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigg'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wigg'S Way | Under investigation |
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