Crime Rate in Stradbroke & Laxfield, ward

Stradbroke & Laxfield has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Mid Suffolk district and the 485th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 56th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stradbroke & Laxfield in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Mid Suffolk district average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stradbroke & Laxfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stradbroke & Laxfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.