Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 106th highest crime rate of 309 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 Victoria Close (IP31 3SX) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Close (IP31 3SX), 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 |
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