Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 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 15.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 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
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackberry Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackberry Way (IP28 8TE) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackberry Way (IP28 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fennel Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackberry Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hundred Acre Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fennel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lavender Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
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Data Sources

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