Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sanctuary Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 126th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanctuary Close (NR33 7SX) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanctuary Close (NR33 7SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sanctuary Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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