Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beetons Way area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 158th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beetons Way (IP32 6RB) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beetons Way (IP32 6RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Olaves Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beetons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trevethan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Klondyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakes Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Olaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Olaves Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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