Total Crime Rate
566.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
268.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the highest crime rate of 304 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 North Street (CO10 1RF) in the last 12 months was 566.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1250.5% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 268.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Street (CO10 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moulton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moulton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Moulton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moulton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper East Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Great Eastern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Redhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | York Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gainsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Weavers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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