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Crime in East Suffolk by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,900crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Brandestonlowest rate0 per 1,000 a year
43.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Oulton Broad (-3%), Kesgrave (6%) and Beccles (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1LowestoftNR32 · 30,351 residents 170.7▲ 8%violence
2LeistonIP16 · 6,545 residents 83.7▲ 22%violence
3SouthwoldIP18 · 3,496 residents 75.5▲ 29%violence
4Oulton BroadNR32 · 38,182 residents 70.8▼ 3%violence
5FelixstoweIP11 · 24,334 residents 63.8▲ 15%violence
6SaxmundhamIP17 · 6,065 residents 62.7▲ 34%violence
7BecclesNR34 · 12,926 residents 58.8▲ 7%violence
8HalesworthIP19 · 4,926 residents 58.5▲ 16%violence
9WoodbridgeIP12 · 11,260 residents 56.5▲ 50%violence
10Wickham MarketIP13 · 2,232 residents 55.6▲ 63%anti-social behaviour
11WaltonIP11 · 28,706 residents 55▲ 15%violence
12BungayNR35 · 7,559 residents 53.4▲ 11%violence
13Trimley St MaryIP11 · 4,372 residents 51.2▲ 27%violence
14MeltonIP12 · 3,379 residents 48.5▲ 105%violence
15Trimley St MartinIP11 · 3,164 residents 44.2▲ 94%violence
16OultonNR32 · 10,757 residents 43.9▲ 8%violence
17ReydonIP18 · 3,496 residents 43.5▲ 46%violence
18Carlton ColvilleNR33 · 6,526 residents 40.5▲ 50%violence
19KessinglandNR33 · 5,016 residents 35.9▲ 15%violence
20WrenthamNR34 · 2,346 residents 34.1–violence
21KesgraveIP5 · 21,914 residents 32.7▲ 6%violence
22FramlinghamIP13 · 4,405 residents 30.9▼ 23%violence
23RendleshamIP12 · 3,650 residents 28.5▼ 13%violence
24GrundisburghIP13 · 2,405 residents 28.3–violence
25AldeburghIP15 · 3,212 residents 27.4▲ 100%violence
26WorlinghamNR34 · 2,860 residents 26.6–violence
27BarnbyNR34 · 1,664 residents 26.4–violence
28HoltonIP19 · 2,147 residents 24.2–violence
29NactonIP10 · 1,817 residents 17.6–public order
30Coldfair GreenIP17 · 1,650 residents 17–violence
31BlundestonNR32 · 2,192 residents 9.1–violence
32WenhastonIP19 · 2,019 residents 7.9–violence
33DarshamIP17 · 2,098 residents 1.9–violence
34BrandestonIP13 · 2,175 residents 0–

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of East Suffolk have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Brandeston, Darsham, Wenhaston, Blundeston and Coldfair Green.

Which areas of East Suffolk have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Lowestoft, Leiston, Southwold, Oulton Broad and Felixstowe.

Is crime going up or down in East Suffolk?

Across East Suffolk, 3,900 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.