Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Ashton Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Copdock & Washbrook , and the 125th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

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 Ashton Close (IP2 9XY) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Copdock & Washbrook average (26.7 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Close (IP2 9XY), the main crime hotspot is near Pin Mill Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milnrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolverstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bramblewood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pendleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laburnum Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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