Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edmund Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 219th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edmund Road (IP27 0XA) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edmund Road (IP27 0XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brandon Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seymour Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hill | Under investigation |
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