Total Crime Rate

136.4 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 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 61st 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 Riverside Way (IP27 0JD) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Way (IP27 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near Lode Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Whitehart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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