Crime Rate in Lothingland, ward

Lothingland has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 1140th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 170th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lothingland in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lothingland’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lothingland ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.