Total Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bramble Walk area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 587 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 Bramble Walk (IP28 8GS) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bramble Walk (IP28 8GS), 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.
View Crime In Chedburgh & Chevington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnation Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burdock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnation Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnation Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hundred Acre Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulip Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellflower Crescent | Under investigation |
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