Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Yarn Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 100th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in West 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 Yarn Walk (IP32 6FA) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% higher than the St Olaves average (74.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarn Walk (IP32 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yarn Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shearing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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