Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barnes Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 64th highest crime rate of 587 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 Barnes Close (IP27 0NY) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Close (IP27 0NY), the main crime hotspot is near Petunia Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petunia Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petunia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Peter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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