Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wollaston Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 88th highest crime rate of 587 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 Wollaston Close (IP32 6QL) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wollaston Close (IP32 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near St Olaves Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wollaston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorst Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Olaves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gorst Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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