Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh vs Westgate and St. Margaret’s

Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 916 crimes in the last 12 months. Westgate and St. Margaret’s has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,922 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Westgate and St. Margaret’s shows +8.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (474 incidents). In Westgate and St. Margaret’s, it is Violent Crime (719 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh recorded 75 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Westgate and St. Margaret’s recorded 134. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh totalled 474 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 719 in Westgate and St. Margaret’s. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh recorded 935 crimes (now 916, a change of -2%). Westgate and St. Margaret’s recorded 1,774 crimes previously (now 1,922, +8.3%).

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. Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh has a resolution rate of 17.9% and Westgate and St. Margaret’s has 34.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh falls within the Suffolk Constabulary boundary. Westgate and St. Margaret’s 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 Leiston, Saxmundham and Aldeburgh and Westgate and St. Margaret’s. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.