Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Summers Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Olaves , and the 58th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Summers Road (IP32 6SD) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summers Road (IP32 6SD), 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 Summers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Olaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Olaves Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cossie Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gorst Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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