Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elderberry Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 261st 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 Elderberry Road (IP28 8FH) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elderberry Road (IP28 8FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tayberry Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Elderberry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elderberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tayberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tayberry Close

Data Sources

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