Crime Rate in The Fornhams & Great Barton, ward

The Fornhams & Great Barton has the 13th lowest crime rate of 43 wards in West Suffolk district and the 619th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Fornhams & Great Barton in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the West Suffolk district average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Fornhams & Great Barton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Fornhams & Great Barton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mill Road, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pigeon Lane (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.