Crime Rates at Lime Close, Red Lodge, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8WY

Lime Close area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 46th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (IP28 8WY) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 630.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Close (IP28 8WY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Olive Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elms Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.