Total Crime Rate

196.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 103.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Green Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Elmswell & Woolpit , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 309 local areas in Mid Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Green Avenue (IP31 3TG) in the last 12 months was 196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 302.8% higher than the Elmswell & Woolpit average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Green Avenue (IP31 3TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpit Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Green Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloverfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rylands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox And Hounds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pheasant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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