Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedar Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Chedburgh & Chevington , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cedar Close (IP28 8ZN) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cedar Close (IP28 8ZN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larchwood Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myrtle Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Myrtle Lane | Under investigation |
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