Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seymour Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Avenue (IP27 0XB) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Brandon Central average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seymour Avenue (IP27 0XB), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seymour Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Seymour Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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