Total Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Uplands Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 101st highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Uplands Road (CO10 1NX) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uplands Road (CO10 1NX), 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.
View Crime In Lavenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillcrest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hitchcock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barker Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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