Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (IP12 1HL) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Woodbridge average (54.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (IP12 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Hill, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carmelites Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1079 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilderness Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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