Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northumberland Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 216th highest 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 Northumberland Avenue (IP32 6LR) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Avenue (IP32 6LR), the main crime hotspot is near Klondyke. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Klondyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reeve Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Klondyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Klondyke Under investigation
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Data Sources

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