Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willoway Park area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Willoway Park (IP28 8LA) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Chedburgh & Chevington average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Willoway Park (IP28 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aster Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lily Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | White Mullein Drive | Under investigation |
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