Crime Rate in Kelsale & Yoxford, ward

Kelsale & Yoxford has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 1545th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 225th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kelsale & Yoxford in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kelsale & Yoxford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kelsale & Yoxford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.