Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Second Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 30th 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 Second Avenue (CO10 1QX) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (CO10 1QX), 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 Drake Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wheelers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences People Park Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wheelers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Grenville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beatty Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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