Leiston & Aldeburgh
Middle areaThe east of the East Suffolk. 8,348 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Leiston & Aldeburgh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leiston & Aldeburgh
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leiston & Aldeburgh at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 242 |
| Other crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leiston & Aldeburgh compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leiston & Aldeburgh safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leiston & Aldeburgh at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.3 per 1,000 people across East Suffolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leiston & Aldeburgh.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (242), other crime (66) and criminal damage and arson (59).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Suffolk
These figures are published for the whole of East Suffolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Suffolk and not Leiston & Aldeburgh alone. See East Suffolk
Leiston & Aldeburgh in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leiston & Aldeburgh was £308,000 in 2025.
Leiston & Aldeburgh had 8,106 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Leiston & Aldeburgh live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leiston & Aldeburgh, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.