Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Marlborough Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 44th 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 Marlborough Drive (CO10 2PS) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Drive (CO10 2PS), 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 Lucas Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harp Close Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour People Park Way —
Apr 2026Public order People Park Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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