Kirkley vs Sudbury Town - South

Kirkley has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 795 crimes in the last 12 months. Sudbury Town - South has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) with 727 crimes. Sudbury Town - South 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. Sudbury Town - South shows -3.7% (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 Sudbury Town - South, it is Violent Crime (295 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 Sudbury Town - South recorded 57. 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 295 in Sudbury Town - South. 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%). Sudbury Town - South recorded 755 crimes previously (now 727, -3.7%).

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 Sudbury Town - South has 44.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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