Crime Rate in Bungay & Wainford, ward

Bungay & Wainford has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 2498th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 384th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bungay & Wainford in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bungay & Wainford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 222 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bungay & Wainford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Joyce Road, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Prince'S Road (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.