Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acton Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 19th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Square (CO10 1HG) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% higher than the Lavenham average (41.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Square (CO10 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Hill, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Acton Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Redhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Weavers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Gregory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Gregory'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gainsborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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