Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 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 27.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cherry Court area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 205th lowest 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 Cherry Court (IP28 8GX) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Court (IP28 8GX), 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 Cherry Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Privet Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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