Total Crime Rate

94.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 36th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 136th highest crime rate of 850 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 0LE) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road South (NR33 0LE), 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 London Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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