Total Crime Rate
121.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waveney Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 853 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 0TT) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waveney Drive (NR33 0TT), the main crime hotspot is near Notley Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carlton & Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkley Run | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maple Road | Under investigation |
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