Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waveney Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Road (IP32 6JX) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Road (IP32 6JX), the main crime hotspot is near Lake Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waveney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chase Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reeve Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anselm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bunbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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