Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Suffolk Square area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 33rd 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 Suffolk Square (CO10 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Square (CO10 1UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft A131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siam Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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