Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 116th 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 St Johns Close (IP28 7NX) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Close (IP28 7NX), 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 St Johns Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emmanuel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Emmanuel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clare Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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