Crime Rate in Risby, ward

Risby has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 wards in West Suffolk district and the 1525th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 221st lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Risby in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the West Suffolk district average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Risby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Risby ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Newmarket Road, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Street (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.