Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 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

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 38th highest crime rate of 590 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 London Road (IP27 0ER) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IP27 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parsons Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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