Total Crime
48,866
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Suffolk Constabulary
Suffolk Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Suffolk Constabulary.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
+0.9%
48,447 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+3.2%
11,916 vs 11,545
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 0.9% in this area.
Driven by
•
Shoplifting ↑ 15.0%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.0%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 9.4%
Offset by
•
Public order ↓ 12.3%
•
Other theft ↓ 7.4%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 3.8%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Suffolk Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shoplifting
|
4,319 |
+15.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 43.9%
|
21,432 |
+2.0%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
4,090 |
+9.4%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
699 |
+12.4%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
294 |
+34.9%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
1,482 |
+2.3%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,974 |
+1.1%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,299 |
-1.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
428 |
-7.2%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
252 |
-20.0%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
1,763 |
-7.7%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,487 |
-3.8%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,295 |
-7.4%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
3,052 |
-12.3%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |