Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Minden Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Lavenham , and the 12th 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 Minden Road (CO10 2TX) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 253.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minden Road (CO10 2TX), 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 Minden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Market Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Lucas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moulton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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