Total Crime Rate
67.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pennygate Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 208th highest 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 Pennygate Drive (NR33 9HL) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pennygate Drive (NR33 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Westwood Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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