Crime Rate in Walsham-le-Willows, ward

Walsham-le-Willows has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Mid Suffolk district and the 992nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 146th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walsham-le-Willows in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Mid Suffolk district average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walsham-le-Willows’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walsham-le-Willows ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bury Road, with 11 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Walsham Road (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.