Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walmer Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walmer Road (NR33 7LE) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walmer Road (NR33 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Caddies Walk. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caddies Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunker Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caddies Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caddies Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caddies Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caddies Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunker Close | Under investigation |
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