Crime Rate in Martlesham & Purdis Farm, ward

Martlesham & Purdis Farm has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 wards in East Suffolk district and the 1449th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Martlesham & Purdis Farm in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% higher than the East Suffolk district average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Martlesham & Purdis Farm’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 268 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 339 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Martlesham & Purdis Farm ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Peel Yard. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.