Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Reeve Close area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 26th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reeve Close (IP32 6JF) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 231.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reeve Close (IP32 6JF), 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 Reeve Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Anselm Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lake Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waveney Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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