Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arnhem Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 279th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arnhem Road (IP16 4BN) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnhem Road (IP16 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Urban Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arnhem Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quakers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Urban Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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