Total Crime Rate

158.5 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 158.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Sandy Close area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Battisford & Ringshall , and the 8th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Mid 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 Sandy Close (IP6 0GQ) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 621.9% higher than the Battisford & Ringshall average (22.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 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 Shoplifting ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Close (IP6 0GQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moses Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gipping Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipping Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipping Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipping Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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