Crime Rate in Halesworth & Blything, ward

Halesworth & Blything has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 1612th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 245th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Halesworth & Blything in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Halesworth & Blything’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Halesworth & Blything ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Steeple End. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.