Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hitchcock Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 112th 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 Hitchcock Place (CO10 1NN) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchcock Place (CO10 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchcock Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchcock Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hitchcock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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