Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 116th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Close (IP27 0LH) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Close (IP27 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Petunia Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petunia Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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