Total Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northfield Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 425th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Lane (IP15 5NB) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Aldeburgh & Leiston average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Lane (IP15 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wentworth Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Farm Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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