Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 110.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 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
  • 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

Sorrel Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 80th 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 Sorrel Court (IP28 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 282.4% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Court (IP28 8GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parsley Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sorrel Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tayberry Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tayberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Privet Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Myrtle Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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