Bury St Edmunds Town North vs Halesworth and Southwold

Bury St Edmunds Town North has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,921 crimes in the last 12 months. Halesworth and Southwold has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 819 crimes. Bury St Edmunds Town North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bury St Edmunds Town North shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Halesworth and Southwold shows +11% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bury St Edmunds Town North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (822 incidents). In Halesworth and Southwold, it is Violent Crime (324 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bury St Edmunds Town North recorded 183 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Halesworth and Southwold recorded 108. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bury St Edmunds Town North totalled 822 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 324 in Halesworth and Southwold. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bury St Edmunds Town North recorded 2,263 crimes (now 1,921, a change of -15.1%). Halesworth and Southwold recorded 738 crimes previously (now 819, +11%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bury St Edmunds Town North has a resolution rate of 31.9% and Halesworth and Southwold has 29.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bury St Edmunds Town North falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Halesworth and Southwold is covered by Suffolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bury St Edmunds Town North and Halesworth and Southwold. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.