Halesworth and Southwold vs Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West

Halesworth and Southwold has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 819 crimes in the last 12 months. Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 707 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Halesworth and Southwold shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West shows +23% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Halesworth and Southwold, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (324 incidents). In Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West, it is Violent Crime (347 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Halesworth and Southwold recorded 108 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West recorded 31. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Halesworth and Southwold totalled 324 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 347 in Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Halesworth and Southwold recorded 738 crimes (now 819, a change of +11%). Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West recorded 575 crimes previously (now 707, +23%).

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. Halesworth and Southwold has a resolution rate of 29.7% and Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West has 21.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Halesworth and Southwold falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West 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 Halesworth and Southwold and Haverhill Rural and Suffolk South West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.