Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Churchill Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 89th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Close (IP12 4UU) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Close (IP12 4UU), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmunds Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gonville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gonville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Barrack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bilney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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