Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plumpton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 211th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumpton Avenue (IP28 7PA) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumpton Avenue (IP28 7PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fleming Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereward Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plumpton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wake Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fleming Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereward Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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