Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Waveney Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 89th highest crime rate of 850 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 Waveney Drive (NR33 0TR) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Drive (NR33 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Notley Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waveney Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnham Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Burnham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burnham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kirkley Run Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Privet Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Notley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Notley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Notley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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