Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bredfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wickham Market , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East 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 Bredfield Road (IP12 1JB) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the Wickham Market average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bredfield Road (IP12 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Melton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
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