Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nelson Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 348th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Way (IP12 1JW) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Woodbridge average (54.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Way (IP12 1JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lloyd Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haughgate Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Court Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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