Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Olive Way 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 Olive Way (IP28 8XA) 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 Olive Way (IP28 8XA), the main crime hotspot is near Newmarket Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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