Total Crime Rate

99.6 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 99.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Orchard Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Barrow , and the 92nd 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 Orchard Close (IP28 6QL) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 161.2% higher than the Barrow average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (IP28 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near South Street, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

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Data Sources

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