Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brambling Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Chilton , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid 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 Brambling Close (IP14 5UN) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Chilton average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambling Close (IP14 5UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheerwater Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pintail Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Puffin Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kittiwake Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Puffin Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pintail Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pintail Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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