Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Swan Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 224th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swan Close (IP19 8SS) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Close (IP19 8SS), 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 Swan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durban Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lambert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steeple End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeple End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Johnston Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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