Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 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

Peterhouse Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 253rd 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 Peterhouse Crescent (IP12 4HU) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterhouse Crescent (IP12 4HU), the main crime hotspot is near Newnham Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peterhouse Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barrack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Margaret Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue

Data Sources

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