Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fairfield Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 166th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Drive (NR33 8QG) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Drive (NR33 8QG), the main crime hotspot is near Oulton Broad South. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oulton Broad South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oulton Broad South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chichester Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Richards'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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