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Postcode · Saxmundham

Crime in IP17 1FT

How much crime is recorded in IP17 1FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Saxmundham & Coldfair Green
Council
East Suffolk
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,421 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP17 1FT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP17 1FT area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

IP17 1FTNational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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