Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Drive (IP28 8GZ) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (IP28 8GZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larchwood Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulip Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hundred Acre Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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