Total Crime Rate
101.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Folly Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 88th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Folly Road (IP28 7BX) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folly Road (IP28 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finchley Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Finchley Avenue | Under investigation |
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