Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whincroft area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wickham Market , and the 144th 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 Whincroft (IP13 0RB) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Wickham Market average (38.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whincroft (IP13 0RB), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whincroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1438 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1438 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Featherbroom Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1438 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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