Total Crime Rate

228.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 228.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thoroughfare 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 Thoroughfare (IP19 8LF) 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 Thoroughfare (IP19 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambert Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thoroughfare area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thoroughfare Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Old Brewery Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Maltings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skoulding Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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