Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandpit Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 146th highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid 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 Sandpit Lane (IP31 3SD) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandpit Lane (IP31 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandpit Lane, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thurston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloverfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Field View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rylands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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