Crime Rates at Sanderling Close, Mildenhall, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 7LE

Sanderling Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 128th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sanderling Close (IP28 7LE) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanderling Close (IP28 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peterhouse Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.