Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bungay & Wainford , and the 424th highest crime rate of 853 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 St Johns Road (NR35 1DL) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Bungay & Wainford average (49.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Road (NR35 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bungay & Wainford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Skinners View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeoman'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reeve'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oclee Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Maltings | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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