Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weavers Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Box Vale , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weavers Close (IP7 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% higher than the Box Vale average (30.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weavers Close (IP7 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pykenham Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Weavers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inkerman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weavers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Timperley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timperley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pykenham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pykenham Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pykenham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gaell Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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