Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thetford Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 184th highest 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 Thetford Road (IP28 7HX) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thetford Road (IP28 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thetford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pine Trees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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