Total Crime Rate

302.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 302.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Royal Plain area has the 5th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 13th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Plain (NR33 0AG) in the last 12 months was 302.2 per 1,000 residents and was 267.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 160.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Plain (NR33 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Plain area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bevan Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tonning Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade
Sep 2025Other theft Parade Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pier Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pier Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Surrey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tonning Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tonning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tonning Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tonning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevan Street East
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bevan Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bevan Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Square
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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