Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchill Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Woodbridge , and the 60th highest crime rate of 853 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 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Close (IP12 4UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmunds Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bilney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill View Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bilney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bilney Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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