Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Beeches Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Bardwell , and the 207th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beeches Close (IP31 2EW) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher than the Bardwell average (28.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Close (IP31 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Langridge, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Rise (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beeches Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Beeches Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Langridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalk Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalk Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chalk Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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