Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rookery Close area has the 60th highest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 377th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery Close (NR33 9NZ) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (54.9 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rookery Close (NR33 9NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Skoulding Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oulton Broad| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cypress Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beeches Mobilehome Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoulding Close | Under investigation |
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