Gunton West
Middle areaThe north east of the East Suffolk. 8,002 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Gunton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gunton West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gunton West at a rate of 105.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 402 |
| Other crime | 136 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gunton West compares
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Is Gunton West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gunton West at a rate of 105.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 54 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gunton West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (402), other crime (136) and anti-social behaviour (102).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Suffolk
These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Gunton West alone. See East Suffolk
Gunton West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gunton West was £195,000 in 2025.
Gunton West had 7,982 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Gunton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gunton West, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.