Total Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road South area has the 10th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 20th highest crime rate of 850 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 London Road South (NR33 0AX) in the last 12 months was 265.7 per 1,000 residents and was 194.6% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road South (NR33 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in London Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parade Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkley Rise
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Economy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parade Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parade Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Economy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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