Total Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotmer Road area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 132 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 376th lowest 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 Cotmer Road (NR33 9PN) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotmer Road (NR33 9PN), 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.
View Crime In Carlton & Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oulton Broad South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oulton Broad South | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Richards'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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