Total Crime Rate

45.7 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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • 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

School Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 331st highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (IP19 8BW) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (IP19 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Steeple End. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thoroughfare —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steeple End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thoroughfare Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Brewery Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chediston Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouchain Court —
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Data Sources

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