Total Crime Rate

238.8 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 238.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road South area has the 9th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 22nd 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 London Road South (NR33 0BB) in the last 12 months was 238.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road South (NR33 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Economy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawson Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Economy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Economy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkley Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clifton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St John'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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