Postcode · Saxmundham
Crime in IP17 2LY
How much crime is recorded in IP17 2LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,146 (2024)
IP17 2LYSaxmundham
How safe is IP17 2LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP17 2LY 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
16.6
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 2LYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.