Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedingfield Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedingfield Crescent (IP19 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower than the Halesworth & Blything average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedingfield Crescent (IP19 8DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambert Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanbury Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Halesworth & Blything| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durban Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lambert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andrew Johnston Way | Under investigation |
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