Total Crime Rate

227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hellesdon Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West 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 Hellesdon Court (IP27 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 117.9% higher than the Brandon Central average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hellesdon Court (IP27 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lode Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stores Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hellesdon Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stores Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stores Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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