Total Crime Rate
14.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruby Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 155th 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 Ruby Close (NR32 5JE) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruby Close (NR32 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigg'S Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tibbenham'S Score (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tibbenham'S Score | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wigg'S Way | Under investigation |
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