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Suffolk Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard
Suffolk Constabulary crime trends

Total Crime

48,729

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

0.0%

48,749 in the prior 12 months

Flat

Last 3-Month Trend

-0.1%

11,814 vs 11,830

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 0.0% in this area.

Driven by

Shoplifting ↑ 10.1%
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 10.3%
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 1.8%

Offset by

Public order ↓ 13.3%
Other theft ↓ 10.1%
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 5.6%

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
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 43.9%
21,395
+1.8%
vs +1.1% nationally
43.9%
Up
Criminal damage and arson
4,471
-5.6%
vs -4.2% nationally
9.2%
Down
Shoplifting
4,218
+10.1%
vs -4.9% nationally
8.7%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
4,116
+10.3%
vs -0.2% nationally
8.4%
Up
Other theft
3,243
-10.1%
vs -6.9% nationally
6.7%
Down
Public order
3,053
-13.3%
vs -4.3% nationally
6.3%
Down
Vehicle crime
2,007
+0.3%
vs -11.7% nationally
4.1%
Flat
Burglary
1,778
-8.6%
vs -9.2% nationally
3.6%
Down
Other crime
1,489
+2.9%
vs -3.0% nationally
3.1%
Up
Drugs
1,304
0.0%
vs +12.3% nationally
2.7%
Flat
Possession of weapons
704
+14.3%
vs +6.8% nationally
1.4%
Up
Bicycle theft
413
-11.2%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.8%
Down
Robbery
284
+27.4%
vs +9.3% nationally
0.6%
Up
Theft from the person
254
-16.7%
vs -20.1% nationally
0.5%
Down