Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sprats Water Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 239th highest crime rate of 856 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 Sprats Water Lane (NR33 8BP) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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