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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

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

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Robbery	284	+27.4% vs +9.3% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	704	+14.3% vs +6.8% nationally	1.4%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	4,116	+10.3% vs -0.2% nationally	8.4%	↑ Up
Shoplifting	4,218	+10.1% vs -4.9% nationally	8.7%	↑ Up
Other crime	1,489	+2.9% vs -3.0% nationally	3.1%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 43.9%	21,395	+1.8% vs +1.1% nationally	43.9%	↑ Up
Vehicle crime	2,007	+0.3% vs -11.7% nationally	4.1%	→ Flat
Drugs	1,304	0.0% vs +12.3% nationally	2.7%	→ Flat
Criminal damage and arson	4,471	-5.6% vs -4.2% nationally	9.2%	↓ Down
Burglary	1,778	-8.6% vs -9.2% nationally	3.6%	↓ Down
Other theft	3,243	-10.1% vs -6.9% nationally	6.7%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	413	-11.2% vs -10.4% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down
Public order	3,053	-13.3% vs -4.3% nationally	6.3%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	254	-16.7% vs -20.1% nationally	0.5%	↓ Down