#1Worlingham
3,618 people14.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·10.3 violent and sexual, 4.4 homes and vehicles·#30 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Worlingham, #1 on this list · Photo: Helen Steed · CC BY-SA 2.0Suffolk rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Suffolk
Worlingham records the least crime per resident of Suffolk’s 34 towns of 2,500+ with police.uk figures: 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (10.3 violent and sexual offences, 4.4 against homes and vehicles). 8 of the 34 grade A− or better on safety.
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work
#1A
#2Kesgrave
14,947 people16.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.0 violent and sexual, 3.3 homes and vehicles·#51 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
#3Trimley St Mary
3,736 people17.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.7 violent and sexual, 4.2 homes and vehicles·#84 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
All 34 towns, ranked
Crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first; the sort uses the exact rate. Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.
34 towns.
#TownGrade · UK rankCrime rate
1Worlingham3,618 peopleA#30 of 2,138 nationally14.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·10.3 violent and sexual, 4.4 homes and vehicles
2Kesgrave14,947 peopleA#51 of 2,138 nationally16.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.0 violent and sexual, 3.3 homes and vehicles
3Trimley St Mary3,736 peopleA#84 of 2,138 nationally17.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.7 violent and sexual, 4.2 homes and vehicles
4Capel St Mary2,992 peopleA#117 of 2,138 nationally19.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.5 violent and sexual, 5.6 homes and vehicles
5Rendlesham3,185 peopleA−#206 of 2,138 nationally22.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·17.2 violent and sexual, 4.9 homes and vehicles
6Claydon3,140 peopleA−#239 of 2,138 nationally22.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·17.1 violent and sexual, 5.6 homes and vehicles
T7Framlingham3,831 peopleA−#249 of 2,138 nationally23.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·16.9 violent and sexual, 6.2 homes and vehicles
T7Long Melford3,895 peopleA−#251 of 2,138 nationally23.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·15.2 violent and sexual, 7.9 homes and vehicles
9Glemsford3,693 peopleB+#257 of 2,138 nationally23.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.8 violent and sexual, 4.5 homes and vehicles
10Lakenheath4,567 peopleB#486 of 2,138 nationally27.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·19.0 violent and sexual, 8.9 homes and vehicles
11Elmswell4,446 peopleB#554 of 2,138 nationally29.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·23.7 violent and sexual, 5.2 homes and vehicles
T12Needham Market5,055 peopleB#604 of 2,138 nationally29.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.6 violent and sexual, 9.3 homes and vehicles
T12Kessingland4,242 peopleB#609 of 2,138 nationally29.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.5 violent and sexual, 9.4 homes and vehicles
14Woodbridge10,146 peopleB#635 of 2,138 nationally30.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.7 violent and sexual, 9.6 homes and vehicles
15Halesworth4,924 peopleB−#725 of 2,138 nationally32.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·23.5 violent and sexual, 8.6 homes and vehicles
16Hadleigh8,638 peopleB−#748 of 2,138 nationally32.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.9 violent and sexual, 7.5 homes and vehicles
17Beck Row4,129 peopleB−#846 of 2,138 nationally34.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.1 violent and sexual, 10.0 homes and vehicles
18Felixstowe24,218 peopleC+#921 of 2,138 nationally36.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.1 violent and sexual, 7.9 homes and vehicles
T19Stowmarket21,537 peopleC+#1,101 of 2,138 nationally39.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.7 violent and sexual, 8.1 homes and vehicles
T19Bungay5,012 peopleC+#1,120 of 2,138 nationally40.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·26.6 violent and sexual, 13.6 homes and vehicles
T21Red Lodge5,771 peopleC#1,160 of 2,138 nationally40.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.8 violent and sexual, 9.1 homes and vehicles
T21Leiston5,919 peopleC#1,180 of 2,138 nationally41.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·32.7 violent and sexual, 8.7 homes and vehicles
23Beccles9,807 peopleC#1,241 of 2,138 nationally42.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·29.1 violent and sexual, 13.8 homes and vehicles
24Brandon9,218 peopleC#1,279 of 2,138 nationally43.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.8 violent and sexual, 12.1 homes and vehicles
25Thurston3,009 peopleC#1,318 of 2,138 nationally45.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·38.3 violent and sexual, 6.6 homes and vehicles
26Saxmundham4,778 peopleC#1,360 of 2,138 nationally46.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·35.1 violent and sexual, 10.9 homes and vehicles
27Newmarket18,857 peopleC−#1,427 of 2,138 nationally48.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·34.6 violent and sexual, 13.6 homes and vehicles
T28Haverhill26,704 peopleC−#1,473 of 2,138 nationally49.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.2 violent and sexual, 12.3 homes and vehicles
T28Sudbury23,922 peopleC−#1,481 of 2,138 nationally49.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.9 violent and sexual, 11.8 homes and vehicles
T30Mildenhall9,684 peopleC−#1,578 of 2,138 nationally52.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·38.8 violent and sexual, 13.9 homes and vehicles
T30Bury St Edmunds41,279 peopleC−#1,597 of 2,138 nationally53.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·39.8 violent and sexual, 13.3 homes and vehicles
32Ipswich151,566 peopleC−#1,666 of 2,138 nationally56.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·41.0 violent and sexual, 14.9 homes and vehicles
33Lowestoft71,308 peopleD#1,717 of 2,138 nationally57.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.6 violent and sexual, 17.0 homes and vehicles
34Martlesham Heath2,730 peopleD#1,995 of 2,138 nationally75.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·61.5 violent and sexual, 13.9 homes and vehicles
Not ranked
Not on this list
1 military garrison town or university campus keeps its grade but isn’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.
- Little Eriswell 4,120 people. Garrison town.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the safest town in Suffolk?
Worlingham ranks first on safety among 34 towns, with an A: 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (10.3 violent and sexual offences, 4.4 against homes and vehicles). Kesgrave and Trimley St Mary follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Suffolk’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Suffolk is on the county page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live34 towns · #1 KesgraveBest small towns24 towns · #1 Capel St MaryMost affordable towns34 towns · #1 KessinglandTowns with the best schools34 towns · #1 GlemsfordHealthiest towns34 towns · #1 Capel St MaryBest towns for jobs & income34 towns · #1 Martlesham HeathMost walkable towns34 towns · #1 Bury St EdmundsTowns with the lowest flood risk34 towns · #1 Capel St Mary and 6 moreBest towns for the outdoors34 towns · #1 Trimley St MaryMost historic towns34 towns · #1 Long MelfordTowns with the most civic life34 towns · #1 FramlinghamTowns with the highest household incomes35 towns · #1 ThurstonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax35 towns · #1 WorlinghamDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters35 towns · #1 Trimley St MaryDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers35 towns · #1 Beck RowDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers35 towns · #1 KessinglandDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts35 towns · #1 Trimley St MaryDescribed, no lettersDriest towns35 towns · #1 FelixstoweDescribed, no lettersWettest towns35 towns · #1 SaxmundhamDescribed, no letters
County by county
Safest towns, county by county
BedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexGloucestershireGwentHampshireHertfordshireKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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