Total Crime Rate
140.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckenham Court 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 Buckenham Court (IP18 6JT) 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 Buckenham Court (IP18 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Cautley Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southwold| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cautley Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | East Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Under investigation |
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