Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ship Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 587 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 Ship Gardens (IP28 7DL) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ship Gardens (IP28 7DL), the main crime hotspot is near Aldrich Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ship Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldrich Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wamil Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aldrich Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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