Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 117th highest crime rate of 587 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 London Road (IP27 0LR) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (IP27 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Peter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1065 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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