Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hares Walk 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 Hares Walk (CO10 1BL) 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 Hares Walk (CO10 1BL), 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 Upper East Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lavenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moulton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wheelers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wheelers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | People Park Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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