Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.0 7/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hodson Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Olaves , and the 39th 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 Hodson Close (IP32 6RS) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodson Close (IP32 6RS), 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 Hodson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ion Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gorst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorst Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goldsmith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Olaves Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Summers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Summers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curtis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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