Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 242nd 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 Station Road (IP16 4GW) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (IP16 4GW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aldeburgh & Leiston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mandor Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Neave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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