Total Crime Rate

607.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 607.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Borhamgate Precinct area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the highest crime rate of 301 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 Borhamgate Precinct (CO10 2EE) in the last 12 months was 607.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1377.4% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 284.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borhamgate Precinct (CO10 2EE), 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 Borhamgate Precinct area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgworth Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Other theft A131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullocks Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill

Data Sources

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