Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Market Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 56th 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 Market Place (IP18 6DX) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 264.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (IP18 6DX), the main crime hotspot is near Cautley Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eversley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cautley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cautley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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