Total Crime Rate

352.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 352.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Willows area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 9th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Willows (IP28 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 352.8 per 1,000 residents and was 372.9% higher than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 155.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (IP28 7QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bridewell Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Riverside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Threshers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldrich Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Dairy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wamil Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mace Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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