Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seven Acres area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 163rd 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 Seven Acres (NR33 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seven Acres (NR33 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saffron Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foxglove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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