Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 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

The Close 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 The Close (NR32 5JA) 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 The Close (NR32 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigg'S Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corton Long Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibbenham'S Score Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wigg'S Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigg'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigg'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tibbenham'S Score —
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Data Sources

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