Crime in Aldeburgh
Recorded crime in Aldeburgh is 0.7 times the East Suffolk average and 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 54%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Aldeburgh: about 1,791 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.
- Safety
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 2.9/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −54%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the East Suffolk average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Aldeburgh.
Crime over 5 years
Down 54% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Aldeburgh, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the East Suffolk average (0.5× the England and Wales average). 41 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Other theft: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 7.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in East Suffolk (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole East Suffolk partnership area, not only Aldeburgh. Figures for the Suffolk Coastal and Waveney community safety partnerships, which together cover East Suffolk. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 190 | 0.76 | Down 10% |
| Cars broken into | 257 | 1.0 | Up 8% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 959 | 3.8 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 180 | 0.72 | Up 2% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 3.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 17.5 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.4 |
| Other theft | 6.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.4 |
| Public order | 2.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 1.3 |
Postcode districts in Aldeburgh
Nearby towns
Council: East Suffolk
Questions about crime in Aldeburgh
- Is Aldeburgh a safe place to live?
- Aldeburgh scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the East Suffolk average.
- Is crime going up or down in Aldeburgh?
- Down 54% over 5 years, from 103 recorded crimes a year to 47.
- What is the most common crime in Aldeburgh?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 17 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Aldeburgh compare with East Suffolk?
- Crime severity in Aldeburgh is 0.7 times the East Suffolk average.
- How many cars are stolen in Aldeburgh?
- In 2025/26, in the Suffolk Coastal and Waveney partnership area, which includes Aldeburgh, the police recorded 190 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, down 10% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Aldeburgh?
- 959 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Suffolk Coastal and Waveney partnership area, which includes Aldeburgh, 3.8 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Aldeburgh last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Suffolk Coastal and Waveney partnership area, which includes Aldeburgh, against 2 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.