Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Meadowlands area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 388th 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 Meadowlands (NR34 7FE) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Halesworth & Blything average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowlands (NR34 7FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Hill Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatten Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowlands area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eagle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatten Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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