Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greyfriars area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 302nd 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 Greyfriars (IP12 4EY) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars (IP12 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briarwood Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greyfriars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Margaret Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barrack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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