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Crime in Mid 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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1,240crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bedfieldlowest rate3.2 per 1,000 a year
51.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: Bramford (26%) and Stowmarket (30%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BramfordIP8 · 4,739 residents 86.9▲ 26%violence
2WoolpitIP30 · 2,091 residents 82.3▲ 39%anti-social behaviour
3StowmarketIP14 · 23,731 residents 81.1▲ 30%violence
4Needham MarketIP6 · 4,715 residents 77.2▲ 1%violence
5StowuplandIP14 · 2,585 residents 74.3▲ 7%violence
6EyeIP23 · 2,210 residents 65.2▲ 20%violence
7ThurstonIP31 · 3,336 residents 64.7▼ 8%violence
8Great BlakenhamIP6 · 2,481 residents 56.4▲ 6%violence
9ClaydonIP6 · 2,947 residents 55.6▼ 15%violence
10HaughleyIP14 · 2,199 residents 52.8▲ 26%violence
11ElmswellIP30 · 4,190 residents 51.6▲ 4%violence
12StradbrokeIP21 · 1,753 residents 45.6▲ 100%violence
13DebenhamIP14 · 2,442 residents 37.7▲ 21%violence
14RickinghallIP22 · 2,901 residents 34.5▲ 14%violence
15BotesdaleIP22 · 2,901 residents 27.6▲ 18%violence
16NortonIP31 · 1,874 residents 21.3–violence
17FressingfieldIP21 · 2,281 residents 12.3–criminal damage
18Walsham le WillowsIP31 · 1,759 residents 11.4▼ 50%violence
19MendleshamIP14 · 2,424 residents 8.3–theft
20Great FinboroughIP14 · 2,552 residents 6.3–violence
21BedfieldIP13 · 2,497 residents 3.2–vehicle crime

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 Mid Suffolk have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bedfield, Great Finborough, Mendlesham, Walsham le Willows and Fressingfield.

Which areas of Mid 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 Bramford, Woolpit, Stowmarket, Needham Market and Stowupland.

Is crime going up or down in Mid Suffolk?

Across Mid Suffolk, 1,240 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.