Total Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chippenham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 155th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chippenham Road (CB8 8SN) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chippenham Road (CB8 8SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benefield Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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