Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hollyhock Court area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 230th 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 Hollyhock Court (IP28 8TR) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollyhock Court (IP28 8TR), the main crime hotspot is near Fennel Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hundred Acre Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tayberry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fennel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elderberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tayberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plantation Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
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