Kirkley vs Martlesham and Orwell

Kirkley has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 795 crimes in the last 12 months. Martlesham and Orwell has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,128 crimes. Kirkley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kirkley shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Martlesham and Orwell shows -1.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kirkley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (331 incidents). In Martlesham and Orwell, it is Violent Crime (409 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kirkley recorded 87 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Martlesham and Orwell recorded 61. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kirkley totalled 331 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 409 in Martlesham and Orwell. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kirkley recorded 998 crimes (now 795, a change of -20.3%). Martlesham and Orwell recorded 1,141 crimes previously (now 1,128, -1.1%).

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. Kirkley has a resolution rate of 19.7% and Martlesham and Orwell has 30.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kirkley falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Martlesham and Orwell 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 Kirkley and Martlesham and Orwell. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.