Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pound Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 191st highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Close (IP19 8SE) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pound Close (IP19 8SE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thoroughfare | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Close | Under investigation |
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