Suffolk Constabulary

One of the most rural districts to feature in the HonestJohn.co.uk Car Crime Census, Suffolk is predominatly made up of small villages and market towns, with Busy St Edmunds, Ipswich and Lowestoft representing the largest concentration of vehicles.

The average offence rate for Suffolk is above the national average, with 153 crimes per 10,000 registered cars. Ipswich makes up the majority of the region’s car crime, with the town’s IP1 and IP2 postcodes recording 177 and 175 comparative offences each. The third worst postcode in Suffolk is found to the east of Ipswich, with IP10 reporting 159 offences per 10,000 vehicles. But these results come as no surprise as they're town centre locations and will see a large proportion of passing traffic.

Theft from a motor vehicle and criminal damage makes up 88 per cent of all car crimes, while less than 10 per cent of incidents involve a car being stolen.

The small town of Southwold is Suffolk’s safest area for car crime, with just 27 offences reported in 2011-2012. Nearby Halesworth also showed a low rate of vehicle offences, with 31 crimes.

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