Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kirkley Park Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkley Park Road (NR33 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkley Park Road (NR33 0LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Morton Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kirkley Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badgerwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clement Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clement Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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