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Crime in NR32 3HP
How much crime is recorded in NR32 3HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oulton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,706 (2024)
How safe is NR32 3HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 3HP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR32 3HPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.