Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.4 2/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Nicholls Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Wickham Market , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholls Close (IP13 6EX) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Wickham Market average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Nicholls Close (IP13 6EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parklands, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholls Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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