Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berberis Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 264th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berberis Drive (IP28 8XJ) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 102.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berberis Drive (IP28 8XJ), the main crime hotspot is near Aster Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berberis Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Aster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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