Total Crime Rate

50.2 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

King Georges Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aldeburgh & Leiston , and the 293rd 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 King Georges Avenue (IP16 4JX) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Georges Avenue (IP16 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quakers Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Adams Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Georges Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quakers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sylvester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Adams Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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