Total Crime Rate

109.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

London Road South area has the 28th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road South (NR33 0BG) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road South (NR33 0BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets

Crime Over Time in London Road South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft London Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lawson Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑