Total Crime
48,486
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
-1.5%
49,226 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-6.7%
11,545 vs 12,373
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 1.5% in this area.
Driven by
•
Shoplifting ↑ 9.5%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 3.7%
•
Drugs ↑ 7.2%
Offset by
•
Public order ↓ 12.9%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 8.6%
•
Other theft ↓ 10.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Robbery
|
273 |
+24.1%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
683 |
+13.6%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
4,052 |
+9.5%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
1,363 |
+7.2%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
1,494 |
+5.4%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
4,044 |
+3.7%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 43.9%
|
21,268 |
+0.2%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,975 |
-2.0%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
4,462 |
-8.6%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
1,769 |
-8.8%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
3,262 |
-10.1%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
412 |
-12.0%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
3,160 |
-12.9%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
269 |
-19.0%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |