The overall crime rate in Suffolk county is 70.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 21.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 85% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 5.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 94% of national crime rate which puts Suffolk on 26. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 629 cases and has decreased by 2.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 42.7% | 10. lowest | 85% | 21.8k | -5.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 10.0% | 19. lowest | 90% | 5.1k | -2.0% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 8.8% | 3. lowest | 39% | 4.5k | -42.8% |
| Public order crime → | 7.7% | 9. lowest | 74% | 3.9k | -12.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.4% | 8. lowest | 63% | 3.8k | 5.1% |
| Other theft crime → | 7.2% | 7. lowest | 67% | 3.7k | -0.5% |
| Vehicle crime → | 4.0% | 13. lowest | 46% | 2.1k | 2.3% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.9% | 13. lowest | 64% | 2.0k | 0.1% |
| Other crime → | 2.5% | 19. lowest | 87% | 1.3k | 0.1% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.4% | 8. lowest | 60% | 1.2k | -6.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.2% | 26. lowest | 94% | 629 | -2.2% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.9% | 18. lowest | 64% | 469 | -18.7% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.7% | 26. lowest | 21% | 359 | 4.4% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.4% | 7. lowest | 22% | 212 | -14.9% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Suffolk county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Suffolk county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6.2 | 15.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 5.0 | 7.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.4 | 7.3 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 5.2 | 8.2 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| Violent crime | 29.9 | 35.1 |
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