Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aylward Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Box Vale , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Aylward Close (IP7 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aylward Close (IP7 5SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodthorpe Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 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 | Glanville Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glanville Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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