Postcode · Saxmundham
Crime in IP17 1GP
How much crime is recorded in IP17 1GP, 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
- 1,658 (2024)
IP17 1GPSaxmundham
How safe is IP17 1GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP17 1GP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1GPNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.