Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Riverside Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 46th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Way (IP27 0AN) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher than the Brandon Central average (90.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Way (IP27 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Riverside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lode Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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