Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
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

Victoria Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 15th 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 Victoria Avenue (IP27 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 209.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (IP27 0HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stores Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stores Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gentle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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