Crime Rates at Crocus Close, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8GL

Crocus Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 109th highest crime rate of 587 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 Crocus Close (IP28 8GL) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 322.1% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (21.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crocus Close (IP28 8GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Maple Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckthorn Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.