Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Abbey Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 371st 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 Abbey Road (IP16 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (IP16 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mandor Mews, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Valley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Neave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Neave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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