Total Crime Rate
104.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arundel Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 111th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Way (NR33 8BX) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Way (NR33 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Lucerne Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadoak Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lily Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Framfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Framfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowslip Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kittiwake Close | Under investigation |
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