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Crime in NR32 4SB

How much crime is recorded in NR32 4SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Oulton
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,574 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR32 4SB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 4SB area, broadly in line with 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4SBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Burglary11.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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