Total Crime Rate

156.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 156.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stuart Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 50th highest crime rate of 587 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 Stuart Close (IP27 0HB) in the last 12 months was 156.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 383.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stuart Close (IP27 0HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elizabeth Road, where police recorded 34 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 Stuart Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stores Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stores Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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