Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dovedale Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 87th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West 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 Dovedale Walk (IP32 6HP) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher than the St Olaves average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Walk (IP32 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Lake Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waveney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Anselm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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