Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 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 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Second Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 51st highest crime rate of 304 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 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% higher than the Lavenham average (41.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% 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 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour People Park Way —
Apr 2026Public order People Park Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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