Crap Towns / Felixstowe / Crime

How much crime is there in Felixstowe?

The police recorded 53.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Felixstowe from September 2023 to August 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 51.8, down from 56.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	56.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	52.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	51.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.4	7.0
Shoplifting	4.8	7.1
Other theft	4.6	5.4
Public order	4.2	6.6
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.4	3.8
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Jaywick	24.7 km	152
Clacton-on-Sea	21.7 km	115
Ipswich	16.2 km	87.2
Harwich	5.4 km	85.8
Walton-on-the-Naze	13.2 km	76.4
Felixstowe	–	53.5
Hadleigh	26.7 km	45.2
Brightlingsea	26.3 km	44.6
Woodbridge	14.9 km	44.3
Kirby Cross	14.6 km	30.6
Kesgrave	12.9 km	21.5
The typical town	–	76.2