Total Crime Rate

51.3 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 51.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Braddock Square area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 222nd 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 Braddock Square (IP32 6QU) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 233.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braddock Square (IP32 6QU), 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 Braddock Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Olaves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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