Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Margarets Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 221st highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Crescent (IP16 4HS) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Crescent (IP16 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near B1119. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1119 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westward Ho Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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