Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edmund Road 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 Edmund Road (IP27 0XD) 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 Edmund Road (IP27 0XD), 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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