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Crime in NR32 5

How much crime is recorded in NR32 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Population
6,890 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR32 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR32 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% 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.

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