Crime Rates at Orchard Road, Leiston, IP16 4DB

Orchard Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (IP16 4DB) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (IP16 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Urban Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.