Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morton Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 308th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morton Road (NR33 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Road (NR33 0JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St George'S Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morton Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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