Total Crime Rate

103.3 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bunbury Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 84th 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 Bunbury Avenue (IP28 7LU) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bunbury Avenue (IP28 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Emmanuel Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bunbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Emmanuel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Emmanuel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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