Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (IP17 3DW) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 143.5% higher than the Halesworth & Blything average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (IP17 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

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Data Sources

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