Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 255th highest crime rate of 853 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 Valley Close (IP12 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Woodbridge average (59.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Close (IP12 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little St John'S Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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