Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Plantation Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 107th highest crime rate of 590 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 Plantation Way (IP28 8GF) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 209.7% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Way (IP28 8GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fennel Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plantation Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tayberry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tayberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Privet Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Way —
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Data Sources

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