Total Crime Rate

370.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 370.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.2 9/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 2nd 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 Newton Road (CO10 2RL) in the last 12 months was 370.4 per 1,000 residents and was 801.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (CO10 2RL), 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 Newton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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