Crap Towns / Stowmarket / Crime

How much crime is there in Stowmarket?

The police recorded 59.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stowmarket from September 2023 to August 2026, 22% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 30.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 62.5, up from 59.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	59.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	57.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	62.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	30.3	34.1
Shoplifting	5.8	7.1
Public order	5.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.3	7.0
Other theft	3.8	5.4
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.4	3.8
Burglary	1.3	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Ipswich	17.7 km	87.2
Thetford	30.7 km	85.6
Bury St Edmunds	20.6 km	84.9
Sudbury	24.1 km	72.8
Diss	22.7 km	66.0
Stowmarket	–	59.7
Hadleigh	15.7 km	45.2
Woodbridge	23.7 km	44.3
Needham Market	4.9 km	42.5
Harleston	31.6 km	38.7
Kesgrave	21.4 km	21.5
The typical town	–	76.2