Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Partridge Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 36th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid 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 Partridge Close (IP31 3QL) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Partridge Close (IP31 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelwood Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Elmswell & Woolpit| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rylands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurston | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Wood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
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