Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hundred Acre Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 280th 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 Hundred Acre Way (IP28 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hundred Acre Way (IP28 8NQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Privet Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acre Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plantation Way | Under investigation |
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