Total Crime Rate
24.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wheatfield Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 307th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Wheatfield Road (NR33 8LH) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wheatfield Road (NR33 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodpecker Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carlton & Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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