Total Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 20.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colsterdale area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Colsterdale (NR33 8TN) in the last 12 months was 20.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colsterdale (NR33 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttermere Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colsterdale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalehaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowestoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lowestoft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowestoft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashtree Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashtree Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashtree Gardens —

Data Sources

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