Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland vs Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe

Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) and recorded 732 crimes in the last 12 months. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe has a safety score of 87/100 (Very Safe) with 28 crimes. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland shows a year-on-year crime trend of +7.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe shows -28.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (303 incidents). In Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, it is Violent Crime (11 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland recorded 102 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe recorded 2. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland totalled 303 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 11 in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland recorded 679 crimes (now 732, a change of +7.8%). Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe recorded 39 crimes previously (now 28, -28.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland has a resolution rate of 40% and Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gunton, Oulton and Lothingland and Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.