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Suffolk Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Suffolk Constabulary.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

49,101

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+2.2%

48,066 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+7.8%

12,741 vs 11,814

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 2.2% in this area.

Driven by

Shoplifting ↑ 17.3%
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 3.0%
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 8.1%

Offset by

Public order ↓ 14.9%
Other theft ↓ 4.9%
Theft from the person ↓ 19.9%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Suffolk Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Shoplifting
4,474
+17.3%
vs -2.3% nationally
9.1%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 43.8%
21,517
+3.0%
vs +1.4% nationally
43.8%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
4,054
+8.1%
vs -1.3% nationally
8.3%
Up
Robbery
314
+38.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.6%
Up
Vehicle crime
1,996
+4.5%
vs -7.0% nationally
4.1%
Up
Possession of weapons
690
+10.4%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.4%
Up
Other crime
1,494
+2.3%
vs -2.0% nationally
3.0%
Up
Drugs
1,307
+0.4%
vs +3.5% nationally
2.7%
Flat
Burglary
1,803
-0.7%
vs -6.3% nationally
3.7%
Flat
Bicycle theft
419
-5.8%
vs -8.5% nationally
0.9%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
4,525
-1.1%
vs -4.8% nationally
9.2%
Down
Theft from the person
237
-19.9%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.5%
Down
Other theft
3,327
-4.9%
vs -4.6% nationally
6.8%
Down
Public order
2,944
-14.9%
vs -3.2% nationally
6.0%
Down