What is the crime rate in west suffolk?

As of March 2026, west suffolk has an annual crime rate of 56.94 per 1,000 residents, based on 976 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does west suffolk rank nationally for crime?

west suffolk ranks #165 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in west suffolk?

The most common crime type in west suffolk is Violence & Sexual Offences with 406 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 41.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Suffolk Constabulary Police

west suffolk Crime Intelligence Report

west suffolk recorded 976 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.27 per 1,000 residents. This places west suffolk at #165 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 25.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.1% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

976

trending_up +25.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

56.94per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#57of 330

Top 18% Safest UK

Suffolk

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Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Chestnut Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Drugs: 3 Other crime: 2	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 16	16
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 11 Robbery: 1	11
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 3	7
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 9	9
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Bus/Coach Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near High Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

976 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

406

41.6%

Criminal Damage & Arson

101

10.3%

Other Theft

9.4%

Public Order

6.9%

Shoplifting

6.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

5.7%

Vehicle Crime

4.4%

Burglary

4.4%

Drug Offences

3.4%

Other Crime

3.1%

Weapons Possession

2.5%

Robbery

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.4%

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43 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Abbeygate	86	116.1
2	Mildenhall Kingsway & Market	29	107.0
3	Newmarket East	66	94.2
4	Haverhill East	51	86.2
5	Haverhill South	71	81.3

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Westgate	3	0.3
shield	Pakenham & Troston	1	0.3
shield	Mildenhall Queensway	7	2.2
shield	Lakenheath	21	1.8
shield	Chedburgh & Chevington	7	2.6

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +25.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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