Crime Rate in Bacton, ward

Bacton has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Mid Suffolk district and the 503rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 59th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bacton in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Mid Suffolk district average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bacton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bacton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mill Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.