Total Crime Rate

110.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bixby Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid 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 Bixby Avenue (IP14 3PE) in the last 12 months was 110.9 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bixby Avenue (IP14 3PE), the main crime hotspot is near Fishponds Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bixby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eve Balfour Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bixby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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