Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woolmers Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Chilton , and the 41st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid 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 Woolmers Close (IP14 2DU) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Chilton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolmers Close (IP14 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Rise. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolmers Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wayside Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Edgar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Campion Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wayside Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayside Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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