Total Crime Rate

607.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 607.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Walk area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Walk (CO10 1HH) in the last 12 months was 607.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1377.4% higher than the Lavenham average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 284.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Walk (CO10 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Hill, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gregory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siam Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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