Total Crime Rate

170.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapmans Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 36th highest crime rate of 590 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 Chapmans Close (IP30 9NE) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the St Olaves average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapmans Close (IP30 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near General Castle Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapmans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson General Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft General Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order General Castle Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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