Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

People Park Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 68th highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around People Park Way (CO10 1AG) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Lavenham average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around People Park Way (CO10 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near People Park Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in People Park Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheelers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wheelers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences People Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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