Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Rendlesham records less burglary, vehicle crime and damage per head than 87% of UK towns
Each year brought 17.2 violent and sexual offences and 4.9 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage for every 1,000 residents. Rendlesham’s overall Safety Grade is A− (#5 of 34 in Suffolk): less crime per resident than 78% of UK towns, on crimes police recorded inside its built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Add to that, for its size, it sits below 85% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people on crime per resident. Recorded violence fell 8% in a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Rendlesham
Violent crime fell over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 8% less violent crime per resident in Rendlesham than in the year before; across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
Less crime than many places its size
Of 856 UK towns of 2,000 to 4,000 people, Rendlesham has the 213th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Lanner, Rowhedge and Downley, higher than Kings Sutton, East Ayton and West Ayton and Yarnfield. Towns its size ↓
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 55% of Rendlesham’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: A− for Rendlesham
A fairly firm grade. Built on 211 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Rendlesham against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Most Rendlesham residents live in one of England’s lowest-crime neighbourhoods
55% of residents live in the lowest-crime 30% of England’s neighbourhoods, and 0% in the highest-crime 20%. The crime domain scores the risk of violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage where people live, so it can read differently from the town-wide rate, which counts crimes where they happened.
Rendlesham’s residents by the crime decile of their neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (crime domain), where 1 is the highest-crime 10% of England’s neighbourhoods and 10 the lowest.
Rendlesham against towns its size
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 47 | Worlingham Suffolk | 3,618 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 2 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 89 | Stanton Suffolk | 2,316 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | A |
| 90 | Debenham Suffolk | 2,294 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 109 | Trimley St Mary Suffolk | 3,736 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 210 | Kings Sutton Northamptonshire | 2,306 | 15.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | A− |
| 211 | East Ayton and West Ayton North Yorkshire | 2,809 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 2.9 | A− |
| 212 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | 2,144 | 18 | 4 | 1.9 | A− |
| 213 | Rendlesham Suffolk | 3,185 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 1.7 | A− |
| 214 | Rothbury Northumberland | 2,025 | 14.1 | 8 | 2.1 | A− |
| 215 | Nettleham Lincolnshire | 3,418 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 2.5 | A− |
| 216 | Addingham West Yorkshire | 3,247 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 3.4 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 856 | Eastchurch Kent | 3,381 | 132 | 13.9 | 3.5 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Rendlesham, and others in Suffolk.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Violence & sexual offences sits below it.
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 47 | 14.8 | 22.4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 28 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 9 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| Other theft | not graded | 5 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Public order | not graded | 4 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 3 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 3 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Other crime | not graded | 3 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Crime in Rendlesham per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 5 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 2 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
How crime in Rendlesham has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -8% (towns its size +1%), homes and vehicles -25% (towns its size -1%).
No one died in a collision on Rendlesham’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 1 collision with injuries inside Rendlesham in five years. 0 people were killed or seriously injured.
Most UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people (81%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Rendlesham is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Rendlesham’s size at the median for UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people would see about 3 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Rendlesham had 0.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Rendlesham’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Rendlesham
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rendlesham | 3,185 | 17.2 | 4.9 | A− |
| Wickham Market | 2,231 | 16.1 | 7.9 | B+ |
| Sutton Common | 1,262 | 9 | 1.3 | A+ |
| Melton | 1,608 | 23.6 | 9.5 | B− |
| Woodbridge | 10,146 | 20.7 | 9.6 | B |
| Saxmundham | 4,778 | 35.1 | 10.9 | C |
| Martlesham | 1,976 | 26.8 | 10.5 | C+ |
| Framlingham | 3,831 | 16.9 | 6.2 | A− |
Rendlesham records more graded crime per resident than 1 of its 7 neighbours. Sutton Common, 3.4 miles away, records 9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Rendlesham’s 17.2.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Rendlesham sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Rendlesham
Is Rendlesham safe?
Police recorded 17.2 violent and sexual offences and 4.9 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Rendlesham’s built-up area). That earns an A− for safety: less crime per resident than 78% of UK towns. Among 856 UK towns of 2,000 to 4,000 people, Rendlesham is 213th from the least crime. 55% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Rendlesham?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime fell 8%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage fell 25%, shoplifting and theft held steady and anti-social behaviour rose 65%. Across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Rendlesham?
Violence & sexual offences: 47 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came criminal damage & arson (9) and other theft (5), with 28 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Rendlesham compare with Ipswich?
Ipswich records 41 violent and sexual offences and 14.9 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Rendlesham’s 17.2 and 4.9, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, 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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