Postcode · Saxmundham
Crime in IP17 3LE
How much crime is recorded in IP17 3LE, 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
- 2,154 (2024)
IP17 3LESaxmundham
How safe is IP17 3LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP17 3LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 3LENational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Other crime1.21.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.