Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bardwell , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Gardens (IP31 1DE) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Bardwell average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2023. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Gardens (IP31 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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