Total Crime Rate
228.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quay Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 24th 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 Quay Street (IP19 8ET) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 389.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quay Street (IP19 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skoulding Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Maltings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thoroughfare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bungay Road | Under investigation |
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