Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferry Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 66th highest crime rate of 850 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 Ferry Road (IP18 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the Halesworth & Blything average (46.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferry Road (IP18 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Alley, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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