Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christopher Court area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 16th highest crime rate of 301 local areas in Babergh .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Christopher Court (CO10 2FY) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Court (CO10 2FY), the main crime hotspot is near Market Hill. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Edgworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gregory Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weavers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Siam Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Hill β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullocks Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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