Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Buddleia Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 136th 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 Buddleia Way (IP28 8XZ) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 259.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buddleia Way (IP28 8XZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Maple Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckthorn Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buddleia Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larchwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burdock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulip Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larchwood Road —
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Data Sources

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