Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tarragon Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 254th highest 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 Tarragon Walk (IP28 8XH) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tarragon Walk (IP28 8XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aster Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Mullein Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | White Mullein Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnpike Lane | Under investigation |
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